Antim Tirthankar Ahimsa Pravartak Sargnav Bhagwan Mahavir Sankshipta

Author(s): Gulabchand Vaidmutha
Publisher: Gulabchand Vaidmutha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034732/1

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// antima-tIrthakara // ahiMsA-pravartaka savi bhagavAna mahAvIra // saMkSipta // lekhaka gulAbacanda vaidyamuthA chindavAr3A ma. pra.

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prakAzaka zrI gulAbacanda baidyamuthA chiMdavAr3A ma. pra. prathama AvRitti-1000 mUlya 1 // mudraka . devendra govindarAma trivedI vijaya priMTiMga presa chiMdavAr3A, ma.pra.

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julAbacanda vaizcamuca inkama Taiksa va selsa Taiksa salAhakAra zrI mainejara -azopijayaH zrImAna Apa cAhana:2 Tama Apa bhagavAna pustaTha bonA pusta3 sarapta meM avarNana batAtI hai| pAMca sauto yahI ravapaya becanA * - -

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ko nivedana bhagavAna mahAvIrakA jIvanacaritra livanA koI sarala kAma nahIM hai / isa viSayakA jitanA adhyayana kiyA jAtA hai vaha utanA hI gambhIra aura avyakta pratIta hotA jAtA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIrake jIvanakI savistara ghaTanAeM va unake jJAnapUrNa upadezoM kI carcAeM bahuta hI AkarSaka aura prAtmaprabodhaka bhinnabhinna sUtra aura zAstroMmeM upalabdha haiM, jinameM kalpasUtra, AcArAMga sUtra, Avazyaka sUtra evaM digambara aAmnAoM ke triloka sArAdi zAstra va bhagavAna ke samakAlIna bauddha zilAlekha mukhya haiM / yadyapi bhagavAna mahAvIrake jIvanakI jJAnayukta aura yuktipUrNa racanAeM viralatAse pAI jAtI haiM, para ve aisI vicitra, bhAvagarmita, gahana aura vivekapUrNa haiM ki unapara eka-eka upayogI vizAla grantha kI svatantra racanA ho sakatI hai / agAdha jJAna bhaNDAra evaM zrAtmakalyANake atirikta laukika saMsAra-zAMti-sthApaka sAmagrI yadi kahIM upalabdha hai to vaha kevala bhagavAna mahAvIrake jIvanase hI prApta ho sakatI hai|

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khedakA viSaya hai ki hamAre bahuta se bhAI loga ajJAnatAvaza bhagavAna mahAvIrako zrIrAma bhakta hanumAna jI' hI samajha Te haiM / yaha eka bhArI bhUla hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra, jinakA nAma 'varddhamAna svAmI' bhI hai, antima ahiMsA pravartaka caubIsameM jaina tIrthakara haiM jo Ajase paccIsa sau varSa pUrva isa bhAratarpakI pavitra bhUmipara avatIrNa hue the / isa pustakameM ukta zAstroM ke AdhAra va muni mahAtmAoM evaM paNDitoM ke samparkase jo kucha prApta ho sakA vAlotsAha se prerita lekhakane apanI kSudra buddhise bhagavAnakI mukhyamukhya lIlAoM kA saMkSipta tathA yathAzakti sarala evaM grAhya varNana kiyA hai / usa gahana viSayameM matabheda, virodha evaM bhUloM kA honA anivArya hai / ataH lekhaka kSamAprArthI hai aura AzA karatA hai ki virodhako bhUlakara, tathA bhUloM ko sudhArakara paThana karake pAThakagaNa isa pustaka dvArA apanI AtmAkA stara bhalI bhAMti UMcA utthaaveNge| isa sarala, zAMtidAyaka saMkSipta mahAvIrake jIvana caritra kA bhArata ke dhara-dharameM sadupayoga ho, yahI abhiprAya evaM zubha kAmanA hai| chindavAr3A, ma. pra. gulAbacanda vaidyamuthA tA. 10-4-1651

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kAlacakra jaina vizeSajJoM ne isa kAla cakra ke do vibhAga kiye haiM / eka kA nAma utsarpiNI kAla aura dUsare kA nAma avasarpiNI kAla hai / ina donoM ko milAne se kAlacakra hotA hai / aise ananta kAlacakra pUrva meM ho cuke haiM aura anante hI bhaviSya meM hote cale jaaveNge| isaliye kAla kA Adi aura anta nahIM hai aisA sarvajJoM kA kathana hai / jaba utsarpiNI kAla apanI carama sImA taka pahu~ca jAtA hai taba avasarpiNI kAla kA prAraMbha hotA hai / aura

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java avasarpiNI kAla apanI antima sImA taka calA jAtA hai taba utsarpiNI kAla kA udaya hone lagatA hai| isa prakAra kramazaH kAlacakra meM unnati aura avannati huA karatI hai / jaina dharma meM pratyeka sarpiNI ke chai chai vibhAga kiye haiN| utsarpiNI kAla ke chai bhAga, jinheM 'Are' bhI kahate haiM isa prakAra haiM:-(1) duHkhamA duHkham (2) duHkham (3) dukhamA sukham (4) sukhamA duHkhamA (5) sukham aura (6) sukhamA sukham / isa kAla kA svabhAva hai ki yaha duHkha kI avasthA meM praveza hokara kramazaH unnati karatA huA sukha kI carama sImA taka pahu~ca kara zeSa ho jAtA hai aura pazcAt avasarpiNI kAla AraMbha hotA hai| __avasarpiNI kAla ke chai vibhAga (Are) isa prakAra haiM:(1) sukhamA sukham (2) sukham (3) sukhamA duHkham (4) du:khamA sukham (5) duHkham (6) duHkhamA duHkham / isa kAla kA svabhAva hai ki vaha sukhakI avasthA meM praveza hokara duHkhakI carama sImAtaka pahu~cakara khatama ho jAtA hai aura bAda meM utsarpiNo kAla laga jAtA hai| isa prakAra yaha kAlacakra ghUmatA rahatA hai| jaina zAstranusAra ukta donoM kAloM meM cauvIsa caubIsa tIrthakara, vArA vArA cakravartI, nau nau baladeva, nau nau vAsudeva arthAt nArAyaNa aura nau nau prativAsudeva arthAta pratinArAyaNa hote haiM / isa prakAra pratyeka sarpiNo kAla meM samaya samaya 63 mahAna puruSoM kI utpatti hotI hai| inheM 'veSaTha zalAke puruSa ' kahate haiM / ina

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11 mahApuruSoMke caritra - zrI hemacandra sUrikRti ' treSaTha zalAkA puruSa caritra ' meM haiM 1 bhagavAna mahAvIra jisa sarpiNI kAla meM utpanna hue haiM vaha sarpiNI kAla kahA jAtA hai| isa avasarpiNI kAla meM prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabha deva jI hue / unake bAda 23 tIrthaMkara aura hue haiM jinake nAma kramazaH. isa prakAra haiM (2) ajItanAthajI (3) zrI saMbhAvanAthajI (4) zrI abhinandanajI (5) zrI sumati - nAthajI ( 6 ) padmaprabhUjI (7) zrI supAzvanAthajI (8) zrI candraprabhU jI (6) zrI suvidhinAthajI (10) zrI zatilanAthajI (11) zrI zreyAnsanAthajI (12) zrI vAsupUjyajI (13) zrI vimalanAthajI (14) zrI anantanAthajI (15) zrI dharmanAthajI (16) zrI zAntinAthajI (17) zrI kuMthunAthajI (18) zrI amaranAthajI (16) zrI malinAthajI (20) zrI munisuvratanAthajI (21) zrI naminAtha jI (22) zrI neminAthajI (23) zrI pArzvanAthajI aura (24) zrI mahAvIra svAmI || isa prakAra tIrthakaroM kI kramAvalI pUrNa hote hue kAla nirmANa kA itanA samaya bIta cukA hai ki jisakI gaNanA pratyeka tIrthakara kI AyuSya aura unake madhyakAlIna varSoM kI ginatI lagAne se hI pratIta ho sakatI hai / ye gaNanA jaina zAstroM meM itanI batAI gaI hai ki jise saMkhyA meM to likha sakate haiM parantu usa saMkhyA ko par3ha nahIM sakate / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki Adhunika samaya meM utanI saMkhyA par3hane ke liye zabda hI nirmANa nahIM hue / isIse jaina dharma kI prAcInatA kA patA calatA hai ki yaha kitanA purAnA sanAtana dharma hai /

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prAcInatA jaina dharma bhArata kA pracIna dharma hai jo anAdi kAla se zrAvacchita calA A rahA hai| yaha eka svataMtra sarvajJa bhASita dharma hone ke kAraNa isake siddhAnta bahuta hI ucca koTi ke haiN| isa dharma kI pavitra chatrachAyA meM kisI bhI prANI kI svataMtrA kA apaharaNa nahIM ho sakatA / prANImAtra ko icchitavastu isI dharma se prApta ho sakatI hai aura vaha hai 'jInA' arthAt apanA apanA jIvana / isa dharma ke Azraya meM prANImAtra svacchanda aura nirbha

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yatA se vicara sakate haiM / vizvazAMti ke liye isI dharma ne ahiMsA evaM dayA kA sundara pATha saMsAra ko par3hAyA hai| isa dharma kI ahiMsA meM hI mAnava sabhyatA, vizvavyApI sukha aura apUrva zAnti kI nirmala dhArA bahatI hai| prAcIna se prAcIna RSiyoM ke siddhAntoM meM isa dharma kI chaTAoMkA sthAna sthAna meM ullekha pAyA jAtA hai / isIse pratIta hotA hai ki yaha dharma bahuta hI prAcIna aura vizvavyApI dharma hai / isakI pracInatA ke viSaya meM aneka pramANa milate haiM jinameM se kuchaekakA saMkSipta ullekha yahAM kiyA jAtA hai| 1. rAjA zivaprasAda sitAre hinda ne apane ' bhUgola hastAmalaka' meM likhA hai ki aDhAI hajAra varSa pahile duniyA kA adhika bhAga jaina dharma kA upAsaka thaa| 2. aitihAsika pramANoM se bhI siddha hotA hai ki vedakAla ke pUrva bhI jaina dharma kA astitva thaa| isIliye vedoM kI RcAoM meM jainiyoM ke tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma Ate haiM, jaise:(i) yajurveda (adhyAya 26) 'OM rakSa rakSa ariSTa nemi svAhA ' arthAta, he ariSTa nemi bhagavAna hamArI rakSA karo // ( nemi nAtha jinheM ariSTa nomi bhI kahate haiM jainiyoM ke 22 veM tIrthaMkara haiM ) / (ii) yajubarde (adhyAya 26) 'OM namohanto RpmoN'| arthAta arhantanAmadhArI RSabhadeva ko namaskAra ho / RSabhadeva jI jainiyoM ke prathama tarthikara haiM jinheM adinAthajI bhI kahate haiM aura arhanta zrI navakAumaMga kA pahalA pada hai /

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3. Rgveda-OM trailokya pratiSThatAnAM caturviMzati tarthikarANAM / RSabhAdi varddhamAnAntAnAM siddhAnAM zaraNaM prapadye / / ' artha-tIna loka meM pratiSThita zrI RSabhadeva se lekara zrI barddhamAna svAmI taka cauvIsa tIrthakara haiM una siddhoM kI zaraNa prApta hotA huuN| 4. Rgveda-'OM nagnaM sudhIraM dig vAsasaM brahmagarbha sanAtanaM upami voraM puruSamahetAditya varNa tamasaH purastAt svaahaa'| artha-nagna dhIra vIra digambara brahmasvarUpa sanAtana aheta Aditya varNa puruSa kI zaraNa prApta hotA huuN| Rgveda-a0 2 sU 33 varga 10- ahana vimarSi sAyakAMti dhanvAhabhiSkaM yajataM vizvarUpam arhannadaM dayase vizvamamyaM na vA ao jI-yo rudratvahasti / bhAvArtha--he arhana vastu svarupa dharma rUpI vANI ko, upadeza rUpI dhanuSako tathA AtmacatuSThaya rUpa [ananta jJAna, anaMta darzana, anaMta vIrya, anaMta sukha ] AbhUSaNoM ko dhAraNa kiye ho| he arjuna Apa saMsAra ke saba prANiyoM para dayA karate ho aura kAmAdi ko jalAne vAle ho, zrApake samAna koI rudra nahIM hai| Rgveda-maMDala 1 sU-64 maMDala 5 sU -52-5 meM zrI RSabha deva kI isa prakAra stuti kI gaI hai:

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'RSabhamA sabhAsAnAM, sapatnAnAM vipAsahitam , hatAraM zatrUNAM kRdhi-virAjaM goSitaMgavAm // ' yajurveda- 6 maMtra 25 meM kahA hai : 'svAsti na indro vRddha zravAH svastinaH pUSA vizvavedAH svasti na stotyo ariSTanemI svasti no bRhsptiddhaatuH|' isa maMtra meM indra, pUSA jina tArthakara ariSTa nemi aura pRhaspati se maMgala kAmanA kI gaI hai ityAdi / 5.-mahAbhArata: yuge yuge mahApuNyaM dRzya te dvArikApuro bhavArNa hariyaMtra prabhAsa zazi bhUSaNaH / vatAdrau jino nemiyugAdivimalAcale RSINAnAzramA deva mukti mArgasya kAraNam / / artha-yuga yuga meM dvArakApurI mahAkSetra hai jisameM hari kA avatAra huA, jo prabhAsa kSetra meM candramA kI taraha zobhita hai, giranAra parvata para [ revatAndrau] nemanAtha aura siddhAcala arthAt vimalAcala parvata para Adi. nAtha yAne RSabha devajI siddha hue haiM / ye kSetra RSiyoM ke Azrama hone se mukti mArga ke kAraNa haiN| noTa-isase mAlUma hotA hai ki mahAbhArata ke pUrva bhI jaina dharma kI mAnyatA thI aura unake revatAdi

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17 arthAt giranAra aura vimalAMcalAdi arthAt siddhA cala zatrujaya parvata tIrtha bhI maujUda the| 6.-yoga vasiSTa prathama vairAgya prakaraNameM- rAma kahate haiM nAhaM rAmo na mevAJchA, bhAveSu ca na me manaH / zAntimAsthAtumicchAmi cAtmanyeva jinoyathA // arthAt-bhagavAna rAmacandrajo kahate haiM ki 'na maiM rAma hU~, na merI kucha icchA hai aura na merA mana padArthoM meM hai; maiM kevala yahI cAhatA hU~ ki jinezvara deva kI taraha merI AtmA meM zAMnti ho| 7.-manusmRtiH kulAdivIjaM sarveSAM prathamo vimala vAhanaH / cakSuSmAMzca yazasvI vAbhicandro ya prasenajit / / maradevica nAbhizca bharateH kula sattamaH / aSTamo marUdevyAM tu nAbhejAti uru kramaH / / darzayan varma vIrANAM surAsura namaskRtaH / nIti tritaya kartA yo yugAdau prathamojinaH // bhAvArtha-sarva kuloM kA AdikAraNa pahalA vimala vAhana nAma aura cakSuSmAna nAma vAlA, yazasvI abhicandra aura prasenajita marudevI aura nAbhinAma vAlA, kulameM vIroMke mArgako dikhalAtA huA, devatA aura daityoM se namaskAra pAnevAlA, aura yugake AdimeM hakAra, makAra, dhikkAra ye tIna prakAra kI nItikA racanevAlA prathama jina bhagavAna huaa|

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18 noTa-vimalAvAhanAdiko jaina zAstroM meM kulakara kahA gayA hai| yahAM mahAyugake AdimeM jo avatAra huA hai use jina arthAt jaina dharmakA Adi deva likhA hai / isake atirikta mohenajadArose prApta kamase kama 5000 pAMca hajAra varSa pUrva kI sIloM aura sikkoMmeM purAtatvavettA DA0 prANanAtha vidyAlaMkAra ke kathAnAnusAra ' namoM jinezvarAya' likhA milatA hai / isase bhI vidita hotA hai ki yugake AdimeM jina dharma vidyamAna thA / isaliye saba dharmoM meM jaina dharmahI prAcIna dharma pratIta hotA hai| tent

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jaina dharma para jagat prasiddha sammatiyAM -->fest1. paMDita rAjendranAtha (rAya prapannAcArya ) ne apanI 'bhArata mata darpaNa' nAmaka pustaka ke pRSTha 10 paMktIha se 15 meM likhA hai ki pUjyapAdabAbU kRSNanAtha bainarajI ne apanI 'jainijyam' nAmakI pustakameM batAyA hai ki bhAratameM pahale cAlIsa karor3a jaina the| usI matase nikalakara bahuta logoMke anya dharmameM cale jAnese usakI saMkhyA ghaTa gii| yaha jaina dharma bahuta prAcIna hai / isake niyama bahuta hI ucca aura uttama haiN| isa dharmase dezakoM bhArI lAbha pahuMcA hai|

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noTa-ukta kathanameM jainoMkI saMkhyA bahuta hI bar3hI huI mAlUma hotI hai / parantu saMbhava hai ki itanI bar3I saMkhyA bhagavAna RSabha devajI se lekara kisI bhI tIrthaMkara ke madhyAnha kAlameM isa bhUmaMDala para rahI ho; kyoMki jainiyoM ke prAcIna se prAcIna mUla granthoM meM isa dharma ke sivAya anya kisI kA dharma ullekha hI nahIM pAyA jAtA, jaisA ki pahale batAye hue anya dhameiM jaina tIrthaMkaroM kA ullekha milatA hai / isIse isa dharma kI vizAlatA aura prAcI. natA siddha hotI hai| 2. mahAmahopAdhya paM0 gaMgAnAtha mA ema0 e0 DI0 ela0 ela0 ilAhAbAda --'jabase maiMne zaMkarAcArya dvArA jaina siddhAnta kA khaMDana par3hA taba se mujhe vizvAsa huA ki isa siddhAnta meM bahuta kucha rahasya bharA huA hai jisako vedAnta ke AcArya ne bilakula nahIM samajhA / jo kucha aba taka maiM jaina dharma ko jAna sakA hUM usase merA yaha vizvAsa dRr3ha huA hai ki yadi ve (zaMkaracArya) jaina dharma ko aura usake asala granthoM ko dekhane kA kaSTa uThAte to unheM jaina dharma se virodha karane kI koI bAta hI na miltii'| noTa-ukta sammatise yaha siddha hotA hai ki zaMkarAcArya dvArA jaina siddhAnta kA khaMDana kapolakalpita aura bhramAtmaka hai| 3. mahAmahodhyAya DAkTara satIzacandra vidyAbhUSaNa ema0 e0, pI0 eca0 DI0, epha0 AI0 Ara0 esa0 siddhAnta mahodadhi priMsipAla saMskRta kAleja-kalakattA

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Apa apane 27 disambara san 1913 ke kAzImeM diye vyakhyAna meM prastuta karate haiM ki: (i) 'jaina dharma kI prAcInatA kA anumAna lagAnA bahuta hI kaThina hai / parantu isa dharma ke sAhityane na kevala dhAmika vibhAgameM kintu Atmonnati ke anya vibhAgoM meM bhI Azcaryajanaka unnati prApta kI hai| nyAya aura AdhyAtma vidyAke vibhAgameM to isa sAhityane UMcese UMce vikAsa aura kramako dhAraNa kiyA hai| (ii) eka gRhastha kA jIvana jo jainatvako liye hue hai itanA adhika nirdoSa hai ki bhAratavarSa ko usakA abhimAna honA caahiye| (iii) aitihAsika saMsArameM yadi bhArata deza saMsAra bharameM apanI AdhyAtmika aura dArzanika unnatike liye advitIya hai to isase kisIko bhI inkAra na hogAki isameM jainiyoMko brAhmaNoM aura bauDoM kI apekSA adhika gaurava prApta hai| 4. paM0 svAmIrAma mizrajI zAstrI, bhUtapUrva prophesara saMskRta kAleja-banArasa kAzIke pauSa zukla 1 saMvat 1962 ke vyAkhyAna meM Apa darzAte haiM kiH (i) vaidikamata aura jainamata sRSTi kI Adi se barAbara avicchinna cale Aye haiM / ina donoM mattoMke siddhAnta eka dUsare se vizeSa ghaniSTa saMbaMdha rakhate haiM / arthAt satkAryavAda, satkAraNavAda, paralokAstitva, AtmAkAnirvikAratva mokSa kA honA aura

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22 usakA nityatva, janmAntara ke puNya pApase janmAntara meM phala bhoga, vRtopavAsAdi vyavasthA, prAyazcita vyavasthA, mahAjanapUjana, zabda pramANya ityAdi samAna haiN| (ii) Apa pharamAte haiM--' sajjanoM isa dharmameM jJAna, vairAgya, zAnti, zAnti, adambha, anIrSA, akrodha, amatsarya, alolupatA, zama, dama, ahiMsA aura samadRSTatA ityAdi guNAmeM eka eka aisA hai ki vaha jahAM pAyA jAya vahAM para buddhimAna loga usakI pUjA karane lagate haiN| tavato jainoMmeM pUrvokta saba guNa niratizayasIma hokara virAjamAna haiN| yaha kAyaroM kA dharma nahIM hai / eka dina vaha thA ki jainAcAryoM kI huMkAra se dazoM dizAeM gUMja uThatI thii| parantu kAla cakra ne jainamatake mahatvako DhAMka diyA hai isIliye usake mahatva ko jAnane vAlebhI aba nahIM rahe / (iii) sajjanoM ! Apa jAnate haiM ki maiM vaiSNava sAmpradAyakA kaTTara AcArya hU~ tobhI bharI sabhA meM satyake kAraNa mujhe yaha kahanA Avazyaka huA hai ki jainoMkA grantha-samudAya sArasvata mahAsAgara hai / unakI anya saMkhyA itanI adhika hai ki usakI yadi sUcI banAI to eka vizAla grantha bana jAyagA / inake grantha bahuta gaMbhIra, yukti-pUrNa, bhAva-pUrita, vizada aura agAdha haiN| yaha bAta ve hI jAna sakate haiM jinhoMne mere samAna kiJcitamAtra inakA manana kiyA ho| . . (iv) sajjanoM ! janamata tabase pracalita huA hai jabase saMsAra sRSTikA AraMbha huA / mujhato isa prakAra kahane meM bhI saMdeha nahIM hotA ki jaina darzana vedAntAdi darzanoM se bhI pUrva kA hai|' ityAdi

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23 bhArata ziromANa lokamAnya paM. bAlagaMgAdhara tilaka Apake 30 navambara san 1604 ke bar3odA meM diye hue vyAkhyAnase akalaMka presa, mulatAna se prakAzitaH 1. jainadharma aura brAhmaNa dharma donoM hI prAcIna dharma haiN| 2. jaina dharma anAdi hai yaha viSaya aba nirvivAda ho cukA ho aura isa viSaya meM itihAsa ke dRr3ha pramANa haiM / 3. antima tIrthaMkara mahAvIra svAmI kA zaka calate cauvIsa sau varSa se adhika ho cuke / zaka calAne kI kalpanA jainiyoM ne hI uThAI thii| isase bhI jaina dharma kI prAcInatA siddha hotI hai / 4. 'ahiMsA paramoH dharma' isa udAra siddhAntane brAhmaNa dharma para cirasmaraNIya chApa mArI hai| pUrva kAlameM yajJake liye asaMkhya pazu hiMsA hotI thI; parantu isa ghora hiMsAkA brAhmaNa dharma se bidAI le jAne kA zreya jainadharma hIke hissemeM hai| ata: brAhmaNa dharma ko jaina dharma hIne ahiMsA dharma sikhaayaa| yajJoMkI hiMsA jo donoM dharmoM ke bIca jhagar3e kI jar3a thI vaha aba miTa gii| 5. brAhmaNa aura hindU dharma meM mAMsa bhakSaNa aura madirA pAna baMda hogayA, yaha bhI. jaina dharmakA hI pratApa hai / 6. jainadharma aura brAhmaNa dharma kA bAda meM kitanA nikaTa saMbaMdha huA hai so jyotiSazAstrI bhAskarAcArya ke granthase vizeSa

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24 upalabdha hotA hai| uktta AcAryane to jainadharmake ratnatraya arthAtdarzana, jJAna aura caritrako hI dharmakA mUla tatva batalAyA hai| sAhitya ratna-DAkTara ravIndranAtha Taigora paccIsa varSa pUrva eka sabhAmeM dharma viSaya para kathana karate hue Apa darzAte haiM ki 'mahAvIra (jainiyoM ke caubIsave tIrthakara) ne DIma DIma nAdase aisA saMdeza phailAyA ki dharma yaha mAtra sAmAjika rUDhi nahIM hai parantu vAstivika satya hai| mokSa yaha bAharI kriyAkAMDa pAlanese nahIM milatA parantu satya dharma svarUpameM Azraya lene se milatA hai| dharma aura manuSyameM koI sthAyI bheda nahIM / kahate Azcarya hotA hai ki isa zikSAne samAjake hRdayameM jar3akara baiThI huI durbhAvanAoM ko tvarA se bheda diyA aura sampUrNa deza ko punaH dharma mArga para agrasara karake vazIbhUta kara liyaa| isake pazcAt bahuta samaya taka ina kSatrIya upadezakoM ke prabhAva balase brAhmaNoMkI sattA abhibhUta hogii| jainadharma meM ahiMsA kI uttama zikSA aura svataMtra vicAra paddhati dhArmika kSetrameM apanA vizeSa sthAna rakhatI hai' ityAdi / __ maiksamUlara: 'jainadharma hindUdharmase sarvathA svataMtra hai| vaha usakI zAkhA yA rUpAntara nahIM hai kyoMki prAcIna bhAratameM kisI dharmase kucha tatva prathaka lekara nUtana dharma pracAra karane kI prathAhI nahIM thii| yaha dharma bilakula svataMtratApUrvaka anAdi kAlase pracalita hai| jarmana DAkTara jaikobIH 'jaina philAsaphImeM bahutasI Azcaryajanaka bAteM haiM jisakA

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25 vaijJAnika logoM ko patA taka nahIM hai maiMne apane mulkameM kucha logoMkA dhyAna isa ora AkarSita kiyA hai| Aja cAlIsa varSoMse maiM isa philAsaphIkA adhyayana kara rahA huuN| sarasvatI 12 mArca san 1913 se udhRta kaneDiyana mizina kAleja--indaura ke itihAsavettA prophesara joharI mizinarI: IsvI san 19.17-18 meM lekhaka jaba ukta kAleja kI bI0 e0 klAsameM par3hatA thA taba use ukta prophesara sAhaba se bAtacIta karanekA kaI bAra maukA milA ukta prophesara sAhaba kA kathana thA ki: " svArthiyoMke 'na gacchaJjina mandiram ' isa vAkya ne saMsAra ko sukha aura zAnti pahuMcAne vAle jainiyoM ke amUlya ratna bhaMDAra granthoMko ajJAnakI cAra dIvAroMke andara banda kara diyA / yadi jaina dharmake siddhantoM kA pracAra duniyAM bharameM hotA to saMsAra ke kisIbhI bhAgameM pAzavika atyAcAra aura raktakI nadiyAM na bahatI jaisAki ajakala hama yUropiyana khaMDameM suna rahe haiN| yaha dharma uttama AdarzoM kA lekarahI anAdikAlase saMsArakI sevA karatA calA ArahA hai / yaha dharma kabase pracalita huA yaha to itihAsa bhI nahIM batA sakatA, parantu yaha avazya kahanA par3atA hai ki isa dharmake aneka ucca siddhAntoMme se ahiMsAkA sundara siddhAnta manana karane yogya hai|" ____ zrI mahAvIra jayantyutsava samAroha nAgapura - tA0 30-3-1642 adhyakSa-nAgapura hAyakorTa ke mAnanIya jasTisa

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niyogIne apane bhASaNa meM kahAki jaina dharma mArTinalyUthara ke proTesTeMTa dharmake anusAra uTha khar3A huaa| veda aura mahAbhArata meM jaina dharma kA ullekha hai / jainoM kI saMkhyAkI nyUnatA koI mahatva nahIM rakhatI hai, jaba taka ekabhI jaina jIvita rahegA, jaina dharma calegA / jainadharma pUrNatayA prajAtantratAvAdI dharma hai, jisameM svataMtratA ekatA, prema aura sahRdayatA kA Adhipatya hai| jainadharmameM tIna amUlya bAteM haiM-bhakti karma aura jJAna jisase vyaktigata mukti prApta hotI hai|' 'dainika-navabhArata ' nAgapura tA0 3 aprela 1642 'lokamata' , ,, 7,, , isa prakAra isa dharmakI prAcInatA, svataMtratA aura uttama bhAvanAoMke aneka pramANa itihAsameM vidyamAna haiN| yaha dharma vaijJAnika aura svataMtra dharma hone ke kAraNa sudRr3ha aura sArvagrAhI hai / pracArakoM kI kamI aura saMkIrNatAke kAraNa isa dharmakA prakAza jaisA honA cAhiye thA vaisA nahIM horahA hai| isa dharmameM vItarAga bhAva hone ke kAraNa yaha nyAyapUrNa aura niSpakSa dharma pratIta hotA hai / ima dharmameM vizeSakara guNahI pUjA jAtA hai| jabato isa dharma ke prasiddha jainAcArya zrImad bhaTTAkalaMka devane nIce ke zloka meM kaise manohara aura niSpakSa bhAvoMse paramAtmA ko namaskAra kiyA hai yo vizvaM veda vedyaM jananajalanidheGginaH pAradRzvAH / pUrpAyarvAviruddhaM vacanamanupama niSkalaMkaM yadIyam // taM vaMde sAdhuvaMdyaM sakalaguNanidhiM dhvasta doSa dviSatam / buddhaM vA vaddhamAnaM zatadalanilayaM kezavaM vA zivaM vA /

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27 bhAvArtha-jAnane yogya sampUrNa vizvako jisane jAna liyA, saMsAra rUpI mahAsAgarakI taraMge dUsarI pArataka jisana dekhalI, jisake vacana paraspara aviruddha, anupama aura nirdoSa haiM, jo sampUrNa guNoM kA bhaMDAra aura sAdhuoM dvArA vandanIya hai, jimane rAga dveSAdi aThAraha zatrurUpI doSoMko naSTa karadiyA hai, aura jisakI zaraNa meM saikar3oM loga Ate haiM aisA koI puruSa vizeSa yA mahAna AtmA hai use merA namaskAra ho; phira cAhe vaha ziva ho, brahmA ho, viSNu ho, buddha ho athavA barddhamAna (mahAvIra) ho|

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bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pahile --- yaha to hama pUrva hI batA cuke haiM ki yaha avasarpiNo kAla hai jisameM caubIsa tIrthakara hue haiN| unameM se bhagavAna mahAvIrakA sthAna antima tIrthaMkarakA hai / inake DhAI sau varSa pUrva bhagavAna pArzvanAtha svAmI, tevIsaveM tIrthakara hue hai| basa inhIMke bAdakA kAla bhAratake itihAsameM kAlimAse putA huA hai| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha svAmI ke mokSa jAne taka bhArata varSa meM jaina dharmakA bhArI udyota thA / isI samaya meM bar3e 2 brAhmaNa isadharma ke dhuraMdhara paMDita the / bar3e 2 rAjA aura mahArAjA logabhI isI dharmakA pAlana karate the / karnala TADa sAhebane apane rAjasthAnIya itihAsameM likhA hai ki bhAratavarSameM eka samaya aisA thA ki sAre deza meM jaina rAjA rAjya karate the aura usa samaya unake rAjyoM meM pUrNa zAnti thii| saMbhava hai ki pIche batalAI huI jaina saMkhyA isI samaya meM itane vizAla rUmameM rahI ho / Age calakara TADa sAhaba punaH likhate haiM ki jaina loga himAlaya se lekara kanyA kumArI taka aura usase bhI Age laMkA dvIpa taka aura karAMcIse lekara baMgAla, brahmadeza, syAma aura jAvAdi dezoM taka phaile hue the| aneka dezoMkA vyApAra bhI inhIM logoMke adhIna thaa| pratyeka prAntameM usI samayake bar3e 2 jaina 28

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kAryAlaya, vizAla jaina mandira aura aneka zrAzramAdi lokopayogI saMsthAe~ itihAsa prasiddha haiM / aneka sthAnoM meM zrAjataka bhI unake purAtana tIrthasthAna maujUda haiM jinakI zilpakArI dekhakara unakI unnati aura prAcIna sabhyatAkA anumAna prAsAnIse ho sakatA hai| __bhagavAna pArzvanAtha svAmIke svalpakAla pazcAtahI bhArata varSameM dhArmika zrRMkhalA TUTa cukI thI aura adharmakA rAjya phailane lagA thA / brAhmaNa loga apane brAhmaNatva ko bhUlakara svArtha ke vazIbhUtaho apanI sattAkA durupayoga karane lage the| kSatrologa bho brAhmaNoM ke hAtha kI kaThaputalI banakara apane kartavyoMse vimukha hogaye the / samAjameM bahuta hI vikrAla vizrRMkhalA utpanna hone lagI thii| samAja aura prabaMdha atyAcAriyoMke hAthameM jA par3A thaa| sattAunmAda aura ahaMkArakI zikAra bana cukI thii| rAjamukuTa adharma ke zirapara maMDita thaa| samAjabhara meM trAhi trAhi maca gaI thI / bhArata varSake dhArmika aura sAmAjika itihAsa meM yaha kAla bar3AhI bhISaNa thA / samAjake antargata atyAcAroM kI bhaTTI bAroMse dhadhaka rahIthI / dharma ke nAmapara svArthakA rAjya savAra thaa| dharbha aura samAjakI aisI durdazA ho cukI thI ki ve coraNa kSINa hokara kaI Tukar3oMmeM vibhAjita ho cuke the| jidhara dekho udharahI adharma, pApa aura hiMsA hI hiMsA dRSTigocara ho rahI thii| aisI bhIbhatsa bhayaMkaratA ke kAraNa samAja kI unnatike sthAnapara mahAna avannati dikhAI de rahI thii| pazuvadha aura ugrahiMsAmaya yajJakarma to bhAratavyApta hogayA thaa| kahIM azvameghayajJa ( jahAM sahastroM ghor3eM agnimeM homa diye jAte the), kahIM gomeghayajJa (jahAM gaueM

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jalAdI jAtI thI), kahIM ajameghayakSa (jahAM bakaroM kI balI dI jAtI thI ), aura kahIM kahI to narameghayajJa (jahAM manuSyoM taka ko bhayaMkara agnijvAlAmeM bhUja diyA jAtA thA ) bhAravarSa bharameM nita prati hone lage the| niraparAdhI asaMkhyA prANiyoMke rudhira se pRthvI siMcita ho rahI thI / sarvatra hAhAkAra maca rahA thA / maka pazuoM kA koI nAtA dRSTi meM nahIM par3atA thaa| aisI bhayaMkara bhIbhatsa avasthA meM sArI sRSTi eka aise mahAn AtmA kI rAha dekha rahI thI jo ina mUka prANiyoM ko nitapratike dAruNa duHkhoM se mukta kara abhIta kre| ____ ina prANiyoMkI abhilAbhA pUrNa huii| bhagavAna mahAvIrane janma dhAraNa kiyA aura ukta saba bhayaMkara dazAko apanI bulaMda AvAja dvArA zAntakara dhArmika aura sAmAjika sudhArake sAtha bhAratavarSameM punaH zAntikA sAmrAjya sthApita kiyaa| ahiMsA arthAt abhayadAnakA pATha par3hAkara prANImAtrako abhIta arthAt nirbhaya bnaayaa| prabhu mahAvIrakA pavitra caritra buddhi agamya hai| pUrvIya aura pazcAtya itihAsakAroMne bhagavAna mahAvIrake viSayameM bar3e 2 grantha nirmANakara mukta kaMThase prazaMsA uccArita kI hai| ataH unhIM bhagavAna mahAvIrakA saMkSipta jIvana caritra isa pustakakA mUla viSaya hai, jise par3hakara pratyeka AtmA zAnti lAbha kara sakatI hai tathA jisake paThanase sArA saMsAra samaya samaya para hiMsAkI dhadhakatI jyAlAse bacakara apUrva zAntikA cirakAla taka anubhava kara sakatA hai|

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janma bhUmi aura mAtA trizalA ke svapna IsvI san 566 varSa pUrva yaha bhAratadeza choTe choTe rASTroMmeM bhinna 2 nAmase vibhAjita thaa| usa samaya bihAra prAntameM vaizAlI nAmakI nagarI thii| usake antargata kSatrIya kuMDa nAmakA grAma thaa| jilA gayAmeM jahAM para Aja lakhavAr3a nAmakA grAma basA huA hai / vahIM kSatrIya kuMDa grAmakI sthiti batalAI jAtI hai| vahI bhagavAna mahAvIrakI puNya janmabhUmi hai / yadyapi yaha kSatrIya kuMDa vaizAloke antargata hote huebhI vaha eka svataMtra rAjadhAnI bhI thaa| vahAMke rAjAkA nAma siddhArtha thA / rAjA siddhArthake AdhIna koI bar3A rAjya na thA phirabhI unake rAjyakI zikSA, vaibhava, mAna-sammAna aura kalA-kuzalatA anya par3osI rAjyoMse bahutahI bar3hI car3hI thii| rAjA siddhArtha kI rAnI kA nAma trizalA thA / kahIM kahIM rAnI trizalAko trizalA kSatrANo ke nAmase bhI sambodhita kiyA gayA hai / isase bhI mAluma hotA hai ki rAjA siddhArtha koI choTese rAjyake hI kSatrIsaradAra the| parantu unakA rAjya dhana dhAnya evaM sukha sampatise paripUrNa thA; isaliye ve apane samayake gauravavAna rAjA gine jAte the| rAjA siddhArthanAya arthAt jJAya yA jJAta vaMzI kSatrIya jAtike mukhiyA saradAra the jinakA gotra kAzyapa thaa|

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32 saMsAra sukha bhogate hue rAnI trizalA garbhavatI huii| prasava ke divasa jaba nikaTa Ane lage taba eka dina rAtrike samaya AdhI jagI huI AdhI soI huI avasthA meM rAnI trizalAne caudaha svapna dekhe / kisI kisI jaina AmnAyavAloMkA kathana hai ki rAnI trizalA ne solaha svapna dekhe / una zubha svapnoM meM se (1) pahale unheM eka zveta hAthI dikhA (2) dUsaremeM vRSabha unake sAmhane se nikalA ( 3) tIsare meM eka kezarI ( siMha ) dekhA ( 4 ) cauthe meM lakSmI devI ke darzana hue ( 5 ) pAMcave meM khile sugaMdhita puSpoM kI mAlA najara AI (6) chaTaveM meM candra ke darzana hue (7) sAtave meM sUrya dIkha par3A (8) AThaveM meM phaharAtI huI dhvajA (2) navameM meM kalaza (10) dazaveM meM khile hue kamaloM se bharA huA tAlAba ( 11 ) gyAraveM meM vistIrNa kSIra sAgara arthAta dUdha kA samudra (12) bAraveM meM deva vimAna ( 13) tarave meM ratnoMkA Dhera aura ( 14 ) caudave meM unhoMne nidhUma jAjyajyamAna agni kI zikhA dekhI / inameM ratnajar3ita siMhAsana aura dharaNendra kA bhavana sammilita karane se solaha svapna ho jAte haiN| noTa- kisI AmnAya vAloM ne dhvajA kI jagaha machalIke jor3eko mAnA hai| ukta kathita svapnoM ko dekhakara rAnI trizalAkI nIMda khulii| vaha apane svapnoM ke phaloMkA vicAra karane lgii| vaha socane lagI ki ina zubha svapnoMka dekhanase aisA pratIta hotA hai ki aba zIghra hI atyAcAroM kA anta hogaa| hiMsA, ghRNA aura pApAcAra duniyA se uThakara unake sthAna meM ahiMsA, prema aura vizva-zAMti kA sAmrAjya sthApita hogA / isI prakAra jo bhI rAnI trizalA ne

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apane svapnoM kA phala nizcita kara liyA thA to bhI ina svapnoM kA saMdeha usane rAjA siddhArtha ko denA ucita samajhA / prAtaH kAla hote hI rAnI trizalA apane sadana se rAjA siddhArtha ke zayanAgAra meM gaI aura rAjA ko apane svapnoM kA pUrNa vRtAnta kaha sunaayaa| rAjA svayaM zAstrajJa thA / svapnoM kA vRtAnta sunatehI usane rAnI trizalAke samAnahI svapnoMke phaloMkA prabhAva jAna liyA thA / phirabhI ati pulakAyamAnaho zIghrahI zauca, mukhamArjana, vyAyAma, vilepana aura snAnAdi se nivRta hokara, sundara, AbhUSaNa, vasanAdise susajjita rAjA siddhArtha rAjasabhAmeM padhAre ' phira unhoMne svapnazAstra vizArada paMDitoM ko bulauvA bhejaa| rAjajJA zirodhArya paMDitagaNa bhI rAjasabhAmeM Aye / rAjAne bhI unheM AdarapUrvaka yogyatAnusAra zrAsana diye| phira vinayapUrvaka ekake bAda eka pUrva kathita svapnaukA unake sammukha varNana kiyA aura unase ina svapnoMkA phala nirUpaNa karane ke liye kahA / isa prakAra rAjAkA sandeza suna svapnazAstra vizAradoMkA mukhiyA bolA ki rAjan / svapnazAstra meM svapnoM kI saMkhyA 72 prakArakI batalAI gaI hai| unameM se 30 svapna bahutahI zubha phalake dene vAle hote haiM inhIM tIsoMmeM se 14 yA 16 svapna usa ramaNI ratnako dikhate haiM jisakI godase kisI tIrthakara yA cakravartIkI utpatti hotI hai / rAnI trizalAko to ukta saba svapna ekasAthahI dRSTigocara hue haiM / isase pratyakSajAna par3atA hai ki Apake rAjyameM lakSmI aura gauravako niHsaMdeha vistAra hogaa| mahArAnIke garbhAdhAnakA samaya pUrNa honepara unakI kokSase eka mahAna parAkramI sarvaguNa sampanna cakravartI samrATa athavA tIrthakara kA janma hogaa|

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34 usase saMsArake atyAcAra evaM anarthoMkA dIrghakAlake liye antaho jAvegA / aisI mahAna AtmAke Ane se saMsAra bharameM sukha aura zAntikI vRddhi hogii| vaha bhavya asmiA jagat pUjya hogI aura saMsArake saMtapta jIvoM ko kalyANakA mArga btaavegii| isa prakAra svapna vizAradoMke vacana sunakara rAjA aura rAnI harSake mAre manahI mana phUla utthe| pazcAt unhoMne svapna pAThakoM ko zrAnanda pUrvaka bahu mUlya bheda dekara vidA kiyaa| prasabake dina jyoM jyoM nikaTa Ane lage rAjA siddhArthake rAjya meM dhana, dhAnya aura rAjAkA sanmAnabhI cAroM ora uttarottara bar3hane lgaa|

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bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma svapna pAThakoMke zubha vacana suna harSAyamAna rAnI trizalA apane garbhakI bhalI bhAMti samhAla karane lgii| zAstrAnukUla pravartimeM garbhAdhAnakAla sukhapUrvaka bItane lgaa| eka eka dina ginate hue pUre nau mAsa aura sAr3he sAta dina bIta cuke / basa usI samayase jagat kI anucita pravRttiyoMne kucha palaTA khaayaa| dazoMdizAoM meM Ananda aura anurAgakI lahareM umar3a pdd'ii| cAroM ora zItala 35

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maMda aura sugaMdhita vAyukA saMcAra hone lgaa| RturAja vasaMtane prakRtiko sugaMdhita aura svAdiSTa puSpa evaM phaloMse AcchAdita kara diyA / jidhara dekho udhara a.nanda aura harSakA sAmrAjya prasArita hone lagA / sarvatra sundara nimitta aura zubha zakuna svAbhAvika pravartane lge| aisI phUlI phalI manohara Ananda yukta basantakA vaha zubha dina IsvI san 566. varSake pUrvakA caitra mAsake zukla pakSakI teresakA thA jisa samaya candra hastottarA nakSatra meM thA aura anya graha anAyAsa ucca sthAna para virAjamAnathe usa samaya rAnI trizalAke garbhase siMha lakSaNavAle, svarNake samAna kAntiyukta, divyarUpa rAzi putra ratnakA janma huaa| jisa rAtrimeM bhagavAnakA janma huA usI rAtrimeM daivika gatise rAjA siddhArthake kopa bhaMDArAdi ke dhana dhAnya, vastrAbhUSaNAdi meM vipula vRddhi huI / duHkhiyA prANIgaNa sahasA sukhakA anubhava karane lage / causaTha indra aura asaMkhya devI devatAoMne sumerugiri para bhagavAna kA janma mahotsava manAyA / dUsare dina rAjA siddhArtha ne putra janmakI khuzImeM dIna garIva yAcakoM ko aicchika dAna diyA / jina mandiroM meM jagaha jagaha bahumUlya dravyAdi se pUjA racAI; bandIkhAnese kaidiyoMko chur3avAyA; nagarameM tola aura mApa bar3hAyA aura nAnAprakArake mahotsava karavAye / tIsare dina candrasUrya darzana, chaTTe dina rAtri jAgaraNa aura gyAraveM dina azucikarma dUra karavAyA / bAraveM dina bArasA mahotsava karake jAti evaM sage saMbaMdhiyoM ko bhojana vastrAbhUSaNa puSpamAlAdise satkAra kiyA; aura putra janmake bAda apane rAjyameM sarva prakAra kI anokhI vRddhi honeke kAraNa apane putra kA nAma zrI varddhamAna rakkhA / tatpazcAta

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37 zrIvarddhamAna ( bhagavAna mahAvIra ) dUjake candramAke samAna vRddhi pAne lge| noTa-daivika gatise dhanakI vRddhi zAtroMmeM isa prakAra batAI gaI hai ki jaba kabhI mahAna AtmAoM kA janma hotA hai taba unakI pUrva punyAIke yogase devatA loga apanI daivika zakti se jamInameM gar3A huA tathA aisA dhana, jisakA koI mAlika na ho, lAkara unake koSa yA bhaMDAra bhara dete haiN| bAlyAvasthA aura bala bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bAlyAvasthAke viSayameM bahuta kama ullekha pAye jAte haiM / parantu kalpasUtrAdi graMthoMse jo kuchabhI thor3e bahuta upalabdha haiM usase bhagavAnakI bAlyAvasthA para acchA prakAza par3atA hai| jaba bhagavAnakA janma mahotsava sumerU parvata para devatAoMne manAyA thA, tathA sAr3he sAta varSakI avasthAmeM bAlakrIr3A ke samaya prabhune apane balakA paricaya diyA thA usIkA saMkSipta varNana hama karate haiN| bhagavAnakI divya kAnti, tapa, teja, uttama pratimA aura agAdha zakti alaukikahI thI / pUrvakathita janmotsava manAte samaya merUgiri para jaba devatA loga bhagavAnako kSIrodakase snAna karA rahethe taba indrako sandeha huA ki bhagavAnato itane choTese haiM, itane pAnIse snAna karAnese kahIM prabhu baha na jAveM / tIna jJAnake dhArI prabhune apane avadhijJAnase indrake sandehako jAna liyaa| usakA bhrama nivAraNa karane ke hetu bhagavAnane apane pAMva

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ke agUMThase meru parvatako kiJcat hilA diyA / tabato ekadama indrakA sandeha dUra hogayA pazcAt prabhuke atulanIya bala para mugdha ho, bhUri bhUri prasaMzA karate hue indrane bhagavAna varddhamAna kA nAma mahAvIra rakha diyA / tabahI se bhagavAna varddhamAna mahAvIra nAmase prasiddhi pAne lge| yoM to bhagavAna mahAvIra kI AlyAvasthAke sAhasa aura vIratA ko choTI-moTI aneka kautukajanaka bAteM zAstroMmeM upalabdha haiM; parantu hama yahAM unake balakA eka dUsarA udAharaNa batalAnA cAhate haiM jisase yahabhI zikSA milatI hai ki chala kapaTa vAle zatrU ko prahAra karake parAsta karane yA daMDa dene meM koI anyAya yA pApa nhiiN| eka samaya grAmake kucha bAlaka apane bacapana meM bAlakrIr3A kara rahe the / unakA khela isa prakAra thA ki eka lar3akA vRkSapara car3ha jAtA thA aura dUsare lar3ake use chUne ke liye vRkSapara car3hate jo lar3akA use chU letA taba vaha lar3akA usakI pIThakara car3hakara niyamita dUrataka jAtA aura vahAM use chor3a AtA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIrakI avasthA taba sADesAta varSakI thI taba ve bhI isa khelameM eka dina sammilita hue / jisa samaya yaha khela ho rahA thA usa samaya indra ne apanI sabhAmeM bhagavAnake atulanIya balakI prasaMzAkI / usapara eka deva bahuta krodhita huA aura prabhuke bala kI parIkSA karane ke liye pUrNavamase vaha dharAtala para utara AyA usa devane turanta bAlarUpa dhAraNa kiyA aura ukta bAlakor3AmeM prabhuke sAtha zAmila hogyaa| khelate-khelate yogAnuyoga bhagavAna mahAbIrako usa devakI pIThapara car3hanekI pArI aaii| jyoMhI

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39 bhagavAna usakI pIThapara car3he tyoMhI vaha deva bhagavAna ko lekara pUrNa vegase tAr3ake vRkSa ke samAna Uparako uThane lagA / yaha kautuka dekha dUsare bAlaka bhayabhIta hokara bhAgane lge| tabato use mAyAvI koI kapaTI zatrU samajhakara mahAvIrane eka sAdhAraNa muSTikA prahAra usa devakI pIThapara kiyA / prahAra hotehI vaha deva turantahI nIce ora dharAtala para jhuka gyaa| yaha dekha bAlakagaNa varddhamAna kI prasaMzA karane lage aura unakA bhayabhI dUra hogyaa| bhagavAnakI muSTike prahArase usa devakA garva bhI cUra-cUra hogayA / usane turanta apanA asalI rUpa dhAraNa kiyA aura prabhuke sAmane natamastaka huA / pazcAta vinaya bhAva pUrNa bhagavAnase apanI dhRSTatAkI kSamA yAcanA karake yaha deva punaH deva lokako calA gayA / yaha ghaTanAbhI bhagavAna varddhamAnake mahAbIra nAmadhArI honekA samarthana karatI hai bhagavAnake sAhasa aura balakI aneka ghaTanAeM haiM jisase unake atulanIya bala aura parAkramakA patA calatA hai / pAThaka gapa anyatra zAstroM meM aisI aneka ghaTanAoM ke viSayameM par3ha sakate haiN| noTa-jaina zAstroMmeM aisI ghaTanAeM yaha siddha karatI haiM ki zatrako damana karane ke liye mahAradise yA Thoka-pITakara kAma lenA / koI anIti nahIM hai| vidyAdhyayana jaba prabhu mahAvIra sAta varSa ke hue taba unake mAtA-pitAne unheM adhyApakoMke pAsa zikSA prAsa karane ke liye bhejaa| adhyApaka loga jyoM-jyoM unheM par3hAte, bhagavAna unase bhI Age par3ha jAte /

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jo kucha adhyApaka unase pUchate, una saba bAtoMkA uttara mahAvIra anAyAsahI de dete / upAdhyAya logajo inako paDhAte the inakI addhitIya tAvabuddhi dekhakara acaMbhA karane lagate / adhyApakoMke praznoM ke uttara java mahAvIra saralatAse dene lage to ve loga punaH kaThina se kaThina prazna karanA AraMbha karane lge| parantu jyoM-jyoM kaThina prazna prabhuke sAmhane Ate tyoM-tyoM mahAvIra apane sarala svabhAvase unakA ThIka ThIka uttara de dete| isa prakAra atulanIya tIvrabuddhi isa bAlakakI dekhakara adhyApakoM ko kucha dUsarAhI abhAsa hone lgaa| ___ ekadina adhyApaka aura upAdhyAyoMne milakara prabhu para sabase UcI kakSA ke prazna karanA AraMbha kiyaa| ve prazna itane kaThina the ki jinakA uttara upAdhyAyabhI zIghratAse nahIM de sakate the| parantu mahAvIrane to una praznoM kA uttara bhI usI saralatA se prathaka-prathaka ThIka-Thoka de DAlA / abato adhyApaka aura upAdhyAyoMkI AkheM khulI aura isa bAlakake rUpameM unhoMne kisI mahAna AtmAko dekhA / aise tIvra buddhi vAlakako pAkara adhyApaka aura upAdhyAya isa soca meM par3a gaye ki isa bAlakako paDhAyA kyA jAya / yaha to jo kuchabhI tarka-vitarka yukta prazna ho usakA uttara anAyAsahI sahI sahI de DAlatA hai| isaprakAra adhyApaka aura upAdhyAyoMko cintita dekha indrane brAhmaNakA rUpa lekara usa vidyAlayameM praveza kiyaa| usanebhI adhyApakoM aura upAdhyAyoM para mahatva bhare zAstrIya prazna kiye jinakA uttara ve loga to na de ske| parantu mahAvIrane upAdhyAyoM kI AjJAse una saba praznoMkA uttara thor3ehI derameM nyAya saGgata

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41 aura yuktiyukta rUpase de DAlA / jise dekhakara, vahAM jo loga upasthita the, ve harSayukta AzvaryAvita ho gye| aura vaha brAhmaNa bhI vicAra magna hogyaa| phira usa brAhmaNane nimnalikhita dasa viSayoM ke prazna aura kiye jo bahutahI jaTila aura pecIdA the| magara rAjakumArane una saba praznoM ko bAta kI bAtameM yuktiyukta sulajhA diyA / ve prazna ina viSayoMse saMbaMdha rakhate the| (1) saMjJA sUtra (2) paribhASA sUtra (3) vidhi sUtra (4) niyama sUtra (5) pratiSThA sUtra (6) adhikAra sUtra (7) atideza sUtra (5) anuvAda sUtra (6) vibhASA sUtra aura (10) nipAta sUtra / / ___ kahate haiM bhAvI bhagavAna mahAvIra se nikale hue inhIM praznoM ke spaSTIkaraNane Age calakara eka vRhata vyAkaraNakA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA / yahI jainendra vyAkaraNa ke nAmase pracalita huA aura phira isIkA anukaraNa jainAcArya muni zakaTAyana aura pANinIne bhI kiyaa| tatpazcAt brAhmaNarUpa indrane mahAvIrakI bhUri bhUri prasaMzA kI aura kahAki yaha bAlaka nikaTa bhaviSya meM saMsArameM eka bar3AhI vicitra mahArupuSa siddha hogaa| prakhara buddhimattA rakhate hue abhimAna rahita isa bAlakake lakSaNa aise jAna par3ate haiM ki yaha apanI vidyA aura buddhise saMyama, satya, tyAga aura ahiMsA kA sundara pATha saMsArako sikhAkara, dukhI jIvoM ke tApako miTAkara, zAntikA rAjya sthApita karegA / itanA kahakara brAhmaNa to apane sthAnakI ora calA gayA aura upAdhyAya jI rAjakumAra mahAvIrako sAthale rAjAke pAsa gaye / rAjAne ucita sanmAna de upAdhyAyajI se rAjakumArakI zikSAke viSayameM pUchA / uttarameM upAdhyAyajI ne

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42 ukta kathita sampUrNa vRtAnta rAjAko AdyAnta sunaayaa| yaha suna rAjAbhI bahuta acaMbhita aura harSAyamAna huye, aura upAdhyAyajI ko bahumUlya puraskAra de pulakita vadana vidA kiyA / yuvAvasthA bAlakAla aura vidyAdhyayana - kAla samApta karate hue yuvAvasthA kA bhI Agamana huA / isa samaya bhagavAna mahAvIrake jIvana meM do prakArake hetu upasthita hue| eka tarapha yuvAvasthA apanA pUrNa vikAsa pAkara khila rahI thI to dUsarI ora AtmabhAva tejI ke sAtha prakAzita ho rahe the / saMsAra ke mohaka padArthoMse ApakA mana haTa gayA thA aura virakta bhAvanAeM bar3ha rahI thI / isa bAtakA patA Apake mAtA pitA aura kuTuMbiyoM ko bhI mAlUma par3ane lagA thA / aisI avasthA meM mAtApitA putra premake vazIbhUta hokara barddhamAna vivAhakA prapaJca racane lage / jainiyoM kI digambarAdi sampradAyeM bhagavAna mahAvIrako prakhaMDa bAlabrahmacArI batalAteM haiM / parantu zvetAmbara AmnAyake kalpasUtrAdi granthoM meM likhA hai ki bhagavAna kI icchAna hone para bhI mAtA pitA kI AjJA bhaMga karanA anucita samajha unhoMne mahArAja samaravIra kI kanyA ' yazodA' ke sAtha apanA vivAha kiyA / ( prakRtikA niyama hai ki pUrva saMcita karma bhoge vinA chUTa nahIM sakate; phirabhI jJAniyoM ke liye bhogabhI karma nirjarAkA hetu hotA hai ) tadanusAra bhagavAna mahAvIrako kucha kAlataka gRhasthAvAsa bhI karanA par3A / ApakI eka ' priya darzanA' nAmakI kanyAbhI huI jo rAjakumAra jamAlI ko vyAhI gaI thI /

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isa ghaMkAra saMsAra sukha bhogate hue bhagavAna mahAvIra jalakamalabat saMsArameM gRhasthAvAsa karate rhe| ApakA jIvana eka pavitra yogIkI taraha vyatikrama hotA rahA / parama vairAgI hote hue bhI Apane 30 varSakI AyuSya taka dIkSA na lii| isakA kAraNa yaha thA ki avadhijJAnase Apane, apane Upara mAtA pitA kA atulanIya moha dekhakara, yaha nizcaya kara liyA thA ki jabataka mAtA pitA jIvita raheMge tabataka maiM dIkSA grahaNa na karUMgA / etadartha gRhasthAvAsameM bhI ApakA jIvana dIkSita sAdhukI taraha mamatva rahita avasthA meM biitaa| noTa-tIrthakara to garbhameM AtehI mati, ati aura 'avadhi ye tIna jJAnake dhArI hote haiM / isameM avadhijJAnase use kahate haiM ki jisake dvArA AtmAko apane tatkAlIna astitvake samaya se pUrvakA sampUrNa jJAna ho| dIkSA "zuddhAtamarasa prItare, koI biralA ThAne / nidrA moha kaSAya na jAme, punyapApa viparItare / / koii|| jAme karma zubhAzubha mAhi, baMdhamAkI rItare // koI / / darzana jJAna vikalpa na tAmeM, zuddha cetanA bhItare / koI / / svAmI sevaka bheda jAta naza, rahatahAra na jiitre| koI // bhayena haiM haiM hota siddha nahi, vina cetana paratItare / / koI // prItahota naza jAta bhUla cira, jagasa hota abhItare // koI // " go, bha. mAlA

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44 yaha vAta pahilehI batalAdI gaI hai ki pUjya mAtApitAkA apane Upara nitAnta moha dekhakara bhagavAna mahAvIrane yaha nizcaya kara liyA thA ki unake jIte jI saMyama ( dIkSA) gRhaNa na kruuNgaa| tadanumAra jaba bhagavAnakI avasthA 28 varSa kI huI taba rAjA siddhArtha aura rAnI trisalAkA svargavAsa hogyaa| mAtApitAke viyoga se unake parivAra aura vizeSataH bhagavAna mahAvIrake bar3e bhAI nandivarddhanako bar3AhI asahanIya duHkha huA / saMsArakI janma maraNa pariNatikA anumAna kara vairAgI prabhune apane bar3e bhAI ko bahuta sAntvanA dI, para unake hRdayase pitR viyogako vedanA dUra na huI / tisapara prabhu mahAvIrane unheM punaH samajhAyA ve bole, 'bhaIyA ! saMsAra meM utpAda aura vyaya honA svAbhAvika hai / janma aura maraNA kA duHkha saMsArI jIvoMke sAtha anAdikAlase lagA huA hai| jJAna dRSTise vicAra karo aura aise upAya soco ki bhaviSyameM aise duHkhadAI saMbaMdhahI na hone pAve / Atmika dharma kyA hai aura yaha jIva janma maraNake dAruNa duHkhase kaise rahita ho sakatA hai isapara vicAra kIjiye / saMsArakI mohamAyAmeM AtmA sadaiva zAnti priya hai / azAntike kAraNoM meM ulajhakara AtmAko duHkhita karanA bhArI bhUla hai / moha--mamatAko manase haTAiye aura saMtoSako dhAraNa kIjiye' / ityAdi bhagavAnake vacana sunakara nandivardhanako saMtoSa huaa| pazcAt tatkAlIna kSatriyagaNoM ne milakara nandivardhanako purAtana pRthAnukUla rAjatilaka kiyA / nandivardhanakA rAjyAbhiSeka hone ke bAda unase svAmIvarddhamAnane dIkSA kI AjJA mAMgI / isapara bar3e bhAI nandivardhana bole, " bhAI hAlahI meM to hamAre mAtApitA kA viyoga huA hai abhIto hama usI duHkhase pIr3ita haiN| usameM

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45 jo kucha saMtoSa hai vaha kevala tumhAre samIpa rahanese hai / ata: abhI kucha dina aura Thaharo tathA rAjakAja calAne meM kucha sahAyatA karo jisase parijanomeM saMtoSa aura prajAjanomeM sukhakA saJcAra ho prabhu vardhamAnane apane pitA tulya jyeSTa bandhukI bAta mAnakara kucha kAlake liye gRhavAsameM hI sAdhu jIvana vitAnA prAraMbha kiyA / jaba eka varSa vyatIta ho cukA tava lokAntikadevane Akara bhagavAna se vintIkI ki 'prabhu ! saMsArameM ajJAnAndhakAra phaila rahA hai| janatA ApameM eka mahApuruSakI chavi nihAra rahI hai| lokameM zAnti sthApita karanA parama Avazyaka hai| isaliye dIkSA grahaNakara jagatake duHkhI jIvoM ko sukhakA mArga darzAiye ityAdi / ' ___ lokAntikadevake usa prakAra vacana sunakara apane jyeSTa bandhu nandivardhanakI AjJA se bhagavAnane eka varSa taka nityaprati varSAvarSIya mahAdAna denA AraMbha kiyaa| eka varSameM yaha dAna karoMr3oM moharoMkA huA jise pAkara yAcakavRnda bhI mahAna hue| dAna dvArA isaprakAra tyAga karanA athavA parigraha rahita honA mokSamArga meM saMlagna hone kI pahalI sIr3hI thii| pazcAt bhagavAna mahAvIrane naranaredra tathA devadevendra dvArA racita mahAmahotsavapUrvaka agahana badI dazamIke dina svayaM dIkSA dhAraNakI / usI samaya bhagavAnako cauthA manaH paryava jJAna utpanna huaa| noTa-jaina loga jJAnake pAMca bheda mAnate haiM (1) matijJAna (2) zrutajJAna (3) avadhijJAna (4) manaHparyavajJAna aura (5) kevala jJAna arthAt sarvajJa avasthA /

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bhISaNa pratijJA / kSamA vIrasya bhUSaNam / / bhagavAna mahAvIrane jisa dina dIkSA grahaNakI usI dina isa nAzavAna zarIra dvArA pUrvopArjita karmoM kA badalA kSamatAke sAtha zAnti-pUrvaka cukAnekA aTala nizcaya kara liyA / atulanIya vala aura prakhara buddhi hote huebhI unhoMne aisI kaThina pratijJA karalI ki " yadi koIbhI deva dAnava manuSya evaM tiryaca kitanA hI kaSTa kyoM na de, vaha saba mujhe samyaka prakArase zAntipUrvaka sahana karanA hogA / " kyoMki aisA karane se hI duSTa karmoM kA nAza hokara sacce sukha kI prApti hogii| isaprakAra pratijJA karane ke bAda bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara kaSTa evaM upasarga Ane parabhI mana, vacana aura kAyA se kSamApUrvaka zAntike sAtha use sahana karanAhI bhagavAnakA ekamAtra dhyeya ho gayA / pAThakagaNa dekhegeM ki avato bhagavAna ke paudagalika ( jar3a ) rAjyameM daNDoM kA vidhAna aura pApiyoM se ghRNAkA anta ho gayA, aura unakI jagaha ghorase ghora aparAdha ke liye isa AtmazAsanameM kevala kSamA aura usake dvArA pazcAtApa karake pApoMke prakSAlana kA vidhAna bana gayA / prANImAtra ko apanAapanA jIvana priya hai, cAhe vaha choTA ho yA bar3A / isa saMsArameM pratyeka prANo jInA cAhatA hai / kisI bhI jIvako kisI tarahakA kaSTa pahuMcAnA adharma hai| saba jIva apane-apane jIvana meM jIvita rahanekA samAna adhikAra rakhate haiN| savahI sukhakI vAcchA karate haiN| ataH unheM mana, vacana athavA kAyAse du:khI karanA mahAna pApakA kAraNa hai| aisI ucca koTi kI sAmya bhavanA pramuke hRdaya meM jAgrata hogii|

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47 pahale prabhukI asAdhAraNa vidyA, alaukika pratibhA aura pracaMDa vIratAkA upayoga rAjakAja saMcAlanameM hotA thA parantu aba unhIM zaktiyoMkA sadupayoga jagatakI sthiti, hita aura utthAnameM hogA / saMsArakI dasoM-dizAoMmeM aba samatA unakI sAthina bnegii| jaba prabhune dIkSA dhAraNakI usa samaya bhagavAnake badanapara indrane jo vastra rakhAthA vaha kevala eka varSa taka rhaa| bAda meM bhagavAna mahAvIra digambara avasthAmeM svataMtra bihAra karane lge| parantu apUrva atizayake kAraNa kisIko nagna nahIM dikhate the / unakA dRzyahI alaukika thA / aba ukta kathita nizcaya ko pUrNarUpase pAlana karane ke liye bhagavAnane dravya aura bhAvase prAyaH maunavratako hI dhAraNa kiyA / jaba taka prabhukI chamastha avasthA rahI taba taka aneka prakArake kaSTa sahate hue prabhune isI vRtakA pAlana kiyaa| yaha chadmastha avasthA lagabhaga bAraha varSa paryaMta rhii| noTa-kevala jJAna pragaTa honeke pUrvakI avasthA chadmastha avasthA kahalAtI hai| tIrthakaroke jIvanameM aura dRzyameM kucha alaukika vizeSatAeM hotI hai jinheM unakA atizaya kahA jAtA hai| prathama bihAra aura upasarga lakSmI kI paravAha na rakhate, bhale burekA khyAla nahIM / mRtyu khar3I daravAje para ho, to bhI DarakA kAma nahIM / / lAlaca, bhayake cakra jinhoMpara, calate nizadina jahAM khiiN| to bhI nyAya mArgase vicalita, hote haiM nara cIra nahIM / /

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48 dIkSAke bAda bhagavAna mahAvIrakA bAraha varpakA javina ugra tapasyAkA jIvana thA / ina bAraha varSoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIrako jinajina saMkaToM kA sAmanA karanA par3A unheM par3hakara AtmA kaMpAyamAna ho jAtI hai, hRdaya vidIrNasA bana jAtA hai; dhairya chUTa jAtA hai aura mahAvikarAla bhayaMkara krUratA kA nagna dRzya sAmane A jAtA hai / parantu bhagavAna ke utkaTa bala, sAhasa aura agAdha sahanazakti ke sAmane ye saba saMkaTa aise phAke par3a jAte haiM ki jaise sUryake pUrNa prakAza ke sAmane candrakA teja udAsa mAlUma hone lagatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ko aba apane pUrvopArjita karmokA karja cukAnA hai / karja cukAne liye jisa prakAra koI manuSya apane sAhUkAroM ko ekatrita karatA hai aura ve maba apanA apanA karja vasUla karane ko Akara khar3e ho jAte haiN| ThIka usI prakAra bhagavAnabhI apa pUrvopArjita karmokA karja cukAne ko apane pairoM para khar3e hue haiN| pAThakagaNa dekheMge ki kisa prakAra bhagavAna ina bhayaMkara upasargokA badalA apUrva kSamA, zAMti, ahiMsA, sahiSNutA, tyAga aura saMyama ke sAtha cukAte haiM aura unapara vijaya prApta karate haiN| aisA advitIya udAharaNa evaM Adarza saMsAra meM zAyadahI anyatra mila skegaa| bhagavAna kI dIkSA mahotsabake samaya caMdanAdi uttamottama sugaMdhita padArthoM kA jo lepa huA thA usakI sugandhase bhaure masta hokara dazoM dizAoMse Akara bhagavAnake zarIra para baiThane lage aura usakA rasapAna karane lge| yahAM taka ki usa sugandhike samApta hote taka una bhramaroMne bhagavAna ke zarIrakA rakta aura mAMsa cUsanA aura nocanA AraMbha kara diyaa| usa samayakI vedanA mahAna

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duHkhadAyaka aura avarNanIya thI parantu dhIra gaMbhIra bhagavAnane use haMsate haMsate harSa evaM zAnta pUrvaka sahana krlii| dUsarI ora banadaviyAM bhI usI vilepana kI mahakase usI sthAna para pahuMcI jahAM prabhu mahAvIra the| ve bhI prabhuke lAvaNya zarIrameM uThatI huI tarUNAI ko aura prema bharI citavanako nihArakara mohita hogaI aura unheM apane mohaMjAlameM phasAneke liye aneka prakArake lubhAne vAle hAva bhAva dikhalAne lgii| parantu jisa prakAra phUlakI paMkhuriyAM hIreko bedha nahIM sakatI usI prakAra banadeviyAMbhI prabhuke pavitra sundara bhAvoMpara raMca mAtrabhI asara na kara sakI / prabhu apane nizcayameM meruparvatake samAna aTala rhe| aisI anokhI vairAgya mudrAkA una yuvatiyoM para itanA prabhAva par3A ki ve lajita ho apane saundarya ke prati glAni karane laga gaI / unake rUpa lAvaNya yukta dehAbhimAna cUra-cUra hogayA aura usI kSaNa unameM zubhabhAvanAoM kA saMcAra hone lgaa| saca hai pArasakI saMgatimeM lohAbhI sonA bana jAtA hai| ___ isaprakAra una zAntimurti bhagavAnane donoM upasargoko samabhAva se sahana kiyA / arthAt mAMsa taka kATanevAle bhramaroM para kisI tarahakA dveSa nahIM aura manako lubhAnevAlI deviyoMke hAvabhAvapara rAga nahIM kiyA / yahI to bhagavAna mahAvIrakI anupama sahiSNutA evaM varitAkA Adarza namUnA hai / isa taraha mArgameM upasargoM kA sAmanA karate karate jaba do ghar3I dina raha gayA taba prabhune kumAra gAMvake nikaTa ekAnta sthAnameM ThaharanekA nizcaya kiyA aura vahIM jAkara nAsikA ke agrabhAga para dRSTi jamAkara dhyAnameM khar3e ho gye| .

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noTa-jaina yoga zAstrameM zukla dhyAna dhyAte samaya kAyorasaMga ( kAusagga) karate vakta dRSTi ko nAsikA ke agrabhAga para kendrita kiyA jAtA hai pazcAt dhyAna magna hote haiN| gvAloM kI karatA kumAra gAMvake ekAnta sthAnameM jaba bhagavAna khar3e khar3e dhyAnameM magna the usa samaya ekAeka kucha mbAle apane bailoMko carAneke liye vahAM nikala aaye| thor3I derake bAda gvAloMko kucha kAmake liye vahAMse anyatra jAnA par3A / unhoMne vicAra kiyA ki yaha muni yahAM khar3A khar3A apane bailoM ko dekhatA rhegaa| ise jatAkara apana loga apanA kAryakara AveM / aisA socakara unhoMne prabhuko jatalAkara bailoMko vahIM carate hue chor3a diyA aura apane kAryake liye cale gye| parantu bhagavAna to dhyAnastha the| unheMto kisI bhI bAtakA prayojana na thA / kucha derake bAda baila vahAMse carate carate idharaudhara cala diye / pazcAt gvAle apanA kAma karake lauTe aura vahAM Akara dekhA to unheM baila nahIM dikhe| tabato unhoMne bailoM ko DhUMDhanA AraMbha kiyA / bahuta dera taka DhUr3haneke bAda jaba baila unheM nahIM mile to ve krodhita ho hatAza se ho gaye aura vahAM zrAye nahAM prabhu mahAvIra thyAnamagna khar3e hue the| vahAM Akara dekhA to baila prabhuke pAsa hI cara rahe the| isapara savAloM ko bahuta saMdeha huA / ve socane lage ki ho na ho isI dhyAnI puruSane hamako itanA trAsa diyA / yaha coramI ho sakatA hai kyoMki yadi hama itanI khoja athavA jAMca par3atAla na karate to saMbhava hai ki yaha hamAre bailoko curAle jaataa| isaliye ise mArakUTakara yahAMse

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bhagA denA cAhiye nahIM to ye kucha aura aise upadrava kregaa| aisA upadrava karegA / aisA vicArakara ravAloM ke pAsa jo rassI thI usase unhoMne bhagavAnako nirdayatA pUrNa sar3A-sar3a mAranA prAraMbha kara diyA / parantu bhagavAna apane dhyAnase kiJcita bhI vicalita na hue / gvAloMkI bhI bhIbhatsa krUratAko bhI unhoMne apane pUrvopArjita karmoM ke phaloMkI adAIkA sastA aura sarala saudA samajhA / bhagavAna ke sAtha jaya yaha bhISaNa kAMDa ho rahA thA taba indrane apane avadhijJAnase mAluma kiyA ki thor3AhI samaya huA hai / prabhune dIkSA dhAraNakI hai aura Aja itanA bhayaMkara upasarga ho rahA hai| kuchabhI ho isa samaya bhagavAnakI rakSA karanA parama Avazyaka hai / aisA vicArakara zoghrAtizIghra indra usa sthAna para AyA aura gvAloMko unake durvyavahArase rokA aura unheM vahAMse bhagA diyA / tadanantara prabhukA dhyAna samApta huA taba indrane unheM vinayapUrvaka namana kara nana bhAvase prArthanAkI ki " prabhu ! abhIto dIkSAkA thoDAsA samaya bItA hai, abhI bArA varSa aura bItanA hai| itane samayameM na mAluma kaise kaise bhayaMkara upasarga aaveNge| abhIse zarIra kI aisI dazA ho rahI hai isI zarIra dvArA to jagatakA kalyANa hone vAlA hai / ataH AjJA dIjiye to hama sevaka ke rUpameM Apake zarIra rakSaka banakara Apake sAtha raha skeN|" isapara prabhune bar3ehI zAnta aura prasanna badana ho indrako uttara diyA " devarAja ! aisA kabhI huA na hogA, karmoMkA phala to avazyahI bhoganA pdd'egaa| jo tIrthakara hote haiM ve dUsaroMkI sahAyatA kabhI nahIM cAhate / ve apanI hI pratibhAse, apanI hI yAtmAkI ananta zakti dvArA samasta bAdhAoM evaM parisahoMkA

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52 dhairya aura gaMbhIratA se sAmanA karate haiM aura zAntike sAtha unheM sahate haiM / ve apanIhI AtmAke vikAza para kaivalya jJAna prApta karate haiM cAhe unakA yaha saudA kitanAhI maMhagA kyoM na ho| zakendra ! isa kathanameM na to abhimAnakA AbhAsa hai aura na ApakI sahAyatAkI avahelanA hI hai|" ____yaha sunakara indrane manahImana bhagavAnaka racAlambanakI prasaMzA kI aura inheM namana kara apane sthAnakI ora prasthAna kiyaa| parantu bhagavAnake itanA kahane parabhI svasthAnako jAne ke pUrva, indrane siddhArtha nAmaka devako bhagavAna para upasargoM ko rokanake liye vahAM rakSakarUpameM rakhahIM diyaa| udhara bhagavAna bhI apane karmoM kI nirjarA karane liye punaH dhyAna magna ho gye| noTa-mahAna AtmAoM ke punya ke prabhAva se indrAdika deva bhI prabhAvita hokara unakI sevAke liye tatpara ho jAte haiM aisA jaina zAstroM kA kathana hai isameM atizayokti nahIM hai| prathama caturmAsa bhagavAna mahAvIrakI chadmastha avasthAkI avadhi bAraha varSa kI thI / bhagavAna para ina bAraha varSoM meM bhayaMkarase mayaMkara upasarga hue para hama yahAM unameM se kucha mukhya mukhya upasargoMkA saMkSipta varNana kreNge| prabhu mahAvIrakA prathama caturtumAsa morAkasanivezameM huaa| varSA Rtuke prAraMbha hote hI prabhune morAka sannivezameM duijanta nAmaka eka tApasake AzramameM apanA nivAsa prAraMbha kiyaa|

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usa Azrama kA kulapati prabhuke pitAkA mitrathA / isa AzramameM aura bhI aneka tapasvI rahate the / parantu Azramake jisa sthAnameM prabhu Thahare the vahAM ve sadaiva dhyAna magna rahakara hI rAta dina bitAte the yahAM taka ki usa sthAnake AsapAsa itanI ghAsa Uga gaI thI ki vahAM Azrama kI gaueM Akara caratI aura use tahasa nahasa karatI tobhI dhyAnastha prabhu usakI kuchabhI paravAha na karate / isa taraha vaha sthAna dina badina naSTa hone lagA use dekha dUsare irSAlu tapasvI kulapatise prabhukI zikAyata karane lage ki na mAlUma yaha kaisA tapasvI hai ki apane sthAnake AsapAsa kI paravAha taka bhI nahIM karatA aura na use sApha svaccha rakhatA hai / yaha bahuta kAyara mAlUma hotA hai aisA tApasa AzramameM nahIM honA cAhiye; ityAdi / tapasviyoMke vacana sunakara kulapatibhI unakI bAtoMmeM Agaye aura prabhu jahAM para dhyAna karate the vahAM Akara unheM kucha bAteM sunaaii| parantu kSamAzIla prabhune kulapatikI saba bAteM prasanna vadana sunalI aura unake prati jarAbhI roSa na lAyA / parantu loka maryAdA aura sAdhumArgameM pravRta hone vAle logoM kI rakSAke liye unake bhanameM eka vicAra utpanna huA / isa bicArake utpanna hotehI prabhune usI samaya nimna likhita pAMca pratijJAeM kara vahAMse anyatra cala denekA nicazya kara liyA ve pAMca pratijJAeM isa prakAra thii| (1) aprItikAraka sthAna meM kabhI na ThaharanA. (2) prAyaH maunavRta meM hI rahanA. (3) kahIM bhI raheM kAyotsargahI dhAraNa kara rahanA. __ (4) aMjalI hI ko pAtra mAna usImeM AhAra karanA.

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54 (5) gRhasthase vinaya na karanA arthAt dInavRtti na dikhaanaa| aisI kar3I pratijJAeM kara varSA Rtuke samApta hotehI bhagavAna ne usa Azramase ekadama bihAra kara diyA aura Asthika grAmameM padhAra gye| __ isa zrAsthika gAMvameM zUlapANi nAmaka eka yakSa rahatA thA, jo gAMvake jIvadhAriyoMko mArakara khAyA karatA thA aura unakI haDDiyoM ke Dhera lagAyA karatA thA, jisase usa gAMvakA nAma Asthika gAMva arthAta haDDiyoMkA gAMva par3a gayA thaa| gAMvake kucha manuSyoMne usa yakSako khuza karane kA prayatna kara rakhA thA jisake dvArA usa narabhakSI yakSase unakI rakSAho sake / gAMvameM prabhune yaha bAta sunakara usa yakSake yakSAlaya meM hI Thaharane kI apanI abhilASA pragaTa kii| isapara logoMne prabhuse prArthanAkI ki 'svAmin usa yakSake samIpa nivAsa karanA ucita nahIM, kyoMki usake pAsa jAkara prANa bacAnA kaThina hai / isaliye hama logoMkI prArthanA hai ki Apa vahAM jAnekA aura ThaharanekA vicAra tyAga diijiye| parantu bhagavAna usa yakSake bhayase kaba bhayabhIta hone vAle the| prabhu vahAMse calakara zalapANi ke yakSAlayameM jA pahuMce aura usake eka konemeM rahane kA vicAra kara liyA aura dhyAna karane lge| rAtrikA samaya hone lagA, kAlimA cAroM ora chAgaI; parantu maunavRtI prabhu apane kAyotsarga dhyAnameM jyoMke tyoMhI acala khar3e rahe / rAtrike niyata samaya para vaha yakSa vahAM paayaa| tapasvI bheSameM prabhuko apane yakSAlayameM dekha usake krodhakI sAmA

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na rahI / usI samaya usane eka bhayaMkara garjanAkI, jisase Asa pAsake pazu pakSI ghabarA gaye parantu bhagavAna jarAbho cala-vicala na hue / pazcAta usane eka bahuta bar3A DarAvanA rUpa banAkara bhagavAnako bhAMti-bhAMtise DarAnA zurU kiyA, kintu vIra prabhu para usakA kuchabhA asara na huaa| tIsarI bAra usana eka vikarAla sarpakA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA aura jora-jorase phuphakAratA huA bhagavAnako jagaha-jagaha DasanA zurU kara diyA, para aTUTa Atmabala aura ghora tapobala ke prabhAvase prabhukA kuchabhI na bigar3A balki unakI mukha mudrA para nirbhayatA aura Ananda prabhA dugano jhalaka utthii| siddhArtha vyantara deva yaha saba hAla dekhahI rahA thA; vaha turanta usa yakSake pAsa AyA aura use kahane lagA ki 'are ! are ! tUne yaha kyA kiyA upadrava macA rakhA hai; tU nahIM jAnatA ki indra mahArAja bhI inheM apanA pUjya mAnate haiM aura inheM namana karate haiN| tUne inake mukhacandrase bho na pahacAnA kiye to jagatpUjya prAtmA haiN| dUsare to tere Darale hI dUra bhAgate haiM para ye to khuda Akara tere yakSAlaya meM Thahare haiM, isIse tujhe mAlUma karalenA thA ki ye avazya koI apUrva baladhArI AtmA hai / cala cala yahAM se dUra ho ityAdi " yakSato apanI anIti aura atyAcAroMkA prabhu para kuchabhI asara na dekha manahamina kAyala ho hI rahA thA, tisAra siddhArtha vyantara devake kathana se to usakI krUratA bilakulahI vilIna ho gaI / vaha mana hI mana pachatAne lagA aura prabhuse apane duSkRtyoM kI bAra bAra kSamAyAcanA karane para tatpara ho gyaa|

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Atmazaktine rAkSasI zakti para vijaya pAI / vaha yakSa apane krUra kA~kI nindA karane lgaa| vaha prabhuke caraNoM meM Akara gira par3A aura nAnAvidhi se apane pUrva kRtyoMpara pazcAtApa karane lgaa| prabhuke tapobala evaM Atmazaktine yakSa kI kAyA palaTa krdii| vaha usI samayase samyaktvo bana prabhukI upAsanA meM laga gyaa| caNDakauzika sarpa kI sadgati bhagavAna mahAvIra vAcAla sanniveza se bihAra karake jyoMhI zvetAmbarI nagarIkI ora ravAnA hue tyoMhI mArgakI eka bhayAnaka aTavImeM eka gvAlase unakI bheMTa huI / bhagavAnakI anupama zAnti aura gaMbhIra zArIrika sthitiko dekha usa gvAlane pUchA 'prabhu prApa kisa ora padhAra rahe haiM ?' prabhune uttara diyA- zvetAmbarIkI or'| isapara usa gvAlane vinaya pUrvaka bhagavAnase vintIkI ki 'svAmin ' zretAmbarIkA yaha mArga to bilakula sIdhA hai parantu isa mArgameM bahuta bar3A bhaya hai / isarAste meM eka bahutahI bhayAnaka dRSTiviSavAlA 'caMDakAzika' nAmaka sarpa rahatA hai jisakI dRSTimAtrase manuSyato kyA usase bhI bar3e bar3e vizAla prANIbhI nahIM Thahara skte| yadi koI akasmAt vahAM jA nikale to vaha zIghrahI bhasmIbhUta ho jAtA hai / ataH zrApa kRpAkara dUrake anya mArga se zvetAmbarIko padhAreM to acchA ho| bhagavAna mahAvIrato eka nitAnta nirbhaya AtmA the| ve isa gvAla kI bhayotpAdaka bAtoMse bilakulahI vicalita na hue aura

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57 unhoMne usI mArgase jAnekA nizcaya kara liyaa| unhoMne socA ki usa sarpa ke andara itanI bhArI zakti hai aura vaha usakA durupayoga kara rahA hai yadi use kisI taraha bodha hojAve to vaha usI zakti dvArA sadupayoga karake apanA kalyANa bhI kara sakatA hai| kyoMki zaktito aAtmAkA nijaguNa hai / jisa zaktile jIva ghora narphako nIva DAlatA hai usI zakti dvArA vaha mokSamA prAptakara sakatA hai| aisA vicArakara bhagavAna usI sarpa kI ora ravAnA ho gaye aura usakI bAmIpara jAkara dhyAna lagA diyaa| bhagavAna ko dhyAna lagAye jaba kucha samaya bIta cukA taba vaha sarpa bhI apano bAmose bAhara niklaa| vahAMse bAhara nikalanehI usakI DoSTa dhyAnastha prabhu para par3I / basa usake krodhakI sImA na rhii| vaha krodhase jyAlAmaya hokara socane lagA ki "mere ina nirjana zAnta rAjya meM jahAM hiMsaka jAnavaroM takako praveza karane kI himmata nahIM hotI vahAM isa nirbhIka acala manuSyako khar3e rahanekA sAhasa kaise huA ?" basa, itanA socakara usane esI bhayaMkara viSabharI phuphakAra chor3I ki usa jaMgala meM sarvatra viSakI cinagAriyAM phaila gaI aura cAroM ora nola varNako AbhA chA gii| usase dUra dUra taka bacekuce jIvajantu bhasma ho gaye / parantu bhagavAna para usakA kucha bhI asara na par3A / tabato vaha krodhake mAre aura bhI Aga babUlA ho gayA aura pUrNa begase lapakakara usane bhagavAnake pairake eka aMgUTheko jorase Dasa liyA / taba bhI bhagavAna pahale ke samAna hI aTala aura dhruvakI taraha acala dhyAna magna khar3e ke khar3e rahe / unheM sabakI phuphakAra aura kATane kA kucha dhyAna hI

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na thaa| taba to sarpako bar3A Azcarya huaa| pahale to use apane viSaprayogakA bhArI garva thA, parantu bhagavAnako bilakula svastha aura zAnta rUpameM khar3A huA dekha usakA sArA garva cUra-cUra ho gayA / phira bhI usane apanI zaktikI eka bAra aura parIkSA kii| usane abakI bAra lapaka lapakakara bhagavAnake zarIrameM idhara-udhara pUrNa vegase kATakara unheM dharAzAyI karanA cAhA / parantu Atmabala ke sAmane use isavAra bhI pUrvavata viphalatA hI milI / avato sarpa TakaTakI lagAkara prabhuke tarapha dekhane lgaa| itane kar3e upasargake bAdabhI usane prabhuke mukha maMDala para zAnti kSamA aura dayAkI ujvala jyoti hI dekhI / isa anokhe dRzya ko dekhate hI sarpa to mugdhasA bana gayA / usake manake pariNAma prApasa Apa badalane lge| usakA antaHkaraNa svaccha aura nirmala hone lagA jaise jaise vaha bhagavAnako nihAratA vaise vaise usakI viSamayI karatA vilIna aura manake pariNAma zuddha hokara uttama uttama bhAvanAeM jAgrata hone lgii| aba sarpa kI AtmAne palaTA khAyA / basa usakA yahI dRSTikoNa to bhagavAnako apanI Atmazaktise palaTAnA thA ki sapane AtmakalyANakI ora caSTi pherI / jaba bhagavAnakI thyAna mudrA khulI taba ve bole re caNDa kauzika ! samajha / samajha / tU apane pUrva bhavako smaraNa kara aura isa bhavameM kI huI bhUloM para pazcAtApa kara / soca tU kauna hai, kahAMse pAyA hai aura kyA kara rahA hai ? ityAdi bhagavAnake zAnti maya vacana sunatehI use 'jAti smaraNa ' jJAna utpanna hogayA jisake AdhArase use apane pUrvabhavakA smaraNa ho AyA / usane

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56 dekhA ki aho !!! mokSa kI sAdhanAke hetu banA huA pUrvabhava kA sAdhu, maiM krodhake kAraNa karma bAMdhakara 'caNDa kauzika' sarpa huA huuN| phirabhI isa samaya mahAkrodha kara aneka jIvoM ke prANa hara rahA hUM aura trAsa de rahA huuN| itanAhI nahIM jagatpUjya karuNAsAgara bhagavAnako bhI maiMne nirdayatAse DasA hai| na jAne aba merI kyA gati hogI / basa aba to usakI zaktine pUrNarUpase palaTA khAI / sarpa, pahale jitanA ugra krodhI thA, Ajase utanAhI zAntatAkI mUrti banagayA, mAno eka mokSAbhilASI AtmAne vairAgya mudrAko dhAraNa kiyAho / sarpane anazana karanA prAraMbha kara diyA aura apane AyuSya karmako pUrNakara AThaveM svargako prApta kiyA / pAThaka gaNa ! jisa sarpako bhagavAnakI zAnti mudrAne AThaveM svargakA svAmI banAyA ! yahIto prabhukI prabhutA hai jahAM uttama kSamA, zAnti, satya aura ahiMsAkA pracaNDa prabhAva mUrtimAna ho kara dRSTigocara hotA hai| noTa-jar3avAdI loga viSaile sarpake kATane aura phirabhI jIvita rahajAne meM sahasA vizvAsa nahIM kara sakate / parantu Aja bhI dekhA jAtA hai ki maMtrAdi kriyA ke prabhAvase bar3e bar3e bhaMyakara sarpa basameM kiye jAte haiN| maMtrAdi zabda japa hone parabhI itanA prabhAva rakhate haiM taba Atma zakti ke prabhAvameM to apUrva bala bharA huA hai tisapara mahAnayogIke zarIra para viSakA asara na ho yaha svabhAvika arthAt atizayokti-rahita hai| isapAThameM kSamA aura krUratAke yuddhakA manohara varNana aura kSamAkI sundara vijayakA digdarzana kitanA zikSAprada hai|

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60 sudRSTadeva kA upasarga pUrvabhava kA badanA anekAneka sthAnoM meM vihAra karate hue ekadina bhagavAna surabhIpurakI ora padhAra rahe the / mArga meM gaMgA nadI pAra karake surabhipura jAnA par3atA thA / jaba bhagavAna gaMgAnadike kinAre pahuMce to mallAhakI dRSTi unake zAnta aura manohara mukha maMDala para par3I / vaha aisI chavi dekhakara ekadama prasanna ho uThA aura bhagavAnase vintI karane lagA ki ' prabhu !' Apa nAvapara padhAriye maiM Apako usapAra utAra kara apane ko kRtakRtya samabhUMgA / bhagavAnane usakI premasanI vANI svIkAra karalI aura nAvapara savAra ho gaye / mallAhane nAva khenA AraMbha karadiyA / * idhara gaMgAnadI ke kinAre eka ' sudRTa nAmaka' deva rahatA thA vaha pUrvabhava meM eka siMha kI yoni meM thaa| vaha siMha binA kAraNa hI pUrvabhava meM ' tripRSTa vAsudeva' nAmaka zarIradhArI bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA zikAra ho gayA thA / use isa samaya bhagavAna se apane pUrvabhava kA badalA lenekI sRbhii| vaha manahI mana socane lagA ki ' apane balake garva meM Akara inhoMne niSkAraNa hI merA vadha kiyA thA, ataH isa avasara para inase badalA lenA acchA hai aba maiM bhI inheM jIvita na rahane duuNgaa|' karma kI sattA sabase balavAna hotI hai / jo jaise karma karatA hai use usakA badalA avazya cukAnA par3atA hai| karma kI isasattA ke AdhIna hokara koIbhI karjadAra apanA karjA cukAe binA RNa mukta nahIM ho sakatA, cAhe vaha rAjAho athavA raMka, UMcaho yA nIca, tIrthaMkara ho yA avatAra-karma apanI zAsana sattA ekasI calAte haiM ) /

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61 itanA vicAra manameM AtehI vaha sudRSTa deva apanA badalA leneko usa nAva para lpkaa| usane nAvake pAsa jAkara eka bhayaMkara garjanAkI / usa garjanA se jitane manuSya nAvameM baiThe hue the, ve saba bhayabhIta ho gaye kintu bhagavAna mahAvIra jyoMke tyoM dhairyatA se baiThe rahe / phira vaha deva bhagavAnako sambodhana kara bolA 'ki are tU aba apane pUrvajanmakA khAtA cukA; aba mere cuMgala se tU jindA nahIM baca sakatA; tUnebhI vinA kAraNa mere prANa liye the so aba tU bhI apane prANa deneko taiyAra ho jaa|' itanA kahakara usane apanI mAyAle eka bar3e vegakI AMdhI chodd'ii| pAnIkI lahareM jora-jorase uchAla lene lgii| jhAr3a TUTaTUTakara girane lage / nAva bIca nadI meM bhayaMkaratA se Upara nIce jAne lagI / mallAhane bhI ghabarAkara apanI patavAra chor3a dii| pAnI kI bhIpaNa bharAhaTa se sabake hozavAza ur3a gye| nAvake DUbajAne meM koIbhI kasara nahIM dikhatI thI / parantu itanI bhayaMkaratA kA dRzya dekhate hue bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra jarAbho na ghabarAye / prabhukA alaukika sAhasa aura dhairya dekhakara sabake saba apanI karuNa dRSTi unhIM kI tarapha lagAye apane apane iSTa deva ko yAda karane lge| isa bhayabhIta dRzyako sambala aura kambala nAmake devabhI dekha rahe the| ye devabhI usI jAtike the jisa jAtikA sudRSTa thaa| bhagavAna para yaha Apatti dekha ye deva turanta prabhuke pAsa Aye aura sudRSTako mAra bhagAyA aura usakI kula mAyA dUra krdii| tabato sabake jIva meM zAnti AyI / nAbabhI pAra laga gaI aura saba loga prabhuke prabhAvakI prasaMzA karate hue nAvase pAra utare /

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62 gozAlA maMkhalI nAmaka eka citrapaTa dikhAnevAlA aura usakI garbhavatI strI eka samaya zakhaNa grAmameM pahuMcakara bahala nAmake brAhmaNakI gozAlAmeM Thahare / vahAM usakI garbhavatI strIko putra paidA huaa| vaha bAlaka gozAlAmeM janmA thA isaliye usake mAtA pitAne usakA nAma gozAlA rakha diyaa| samaya pAkara gozAlA bar3A huA / usane bhI apane pitAkA dhaMdhA karanA prAraMbha kiyaa| gozAlA bahutahI cAlAka aura vicitra svabhAva vAlA thaa| thor3e dinake bAdahI vaha apane mAtA-pitAse alaga ho gayA aura apanI zrAjIvikA calAne lgaa| eka dina gAMva gAMva phirate phirate vaha rAjagRhameM A nikalA vahIM bhagavAnabhI virAjamAna the| isa samaya bhagavAnakI tapasyakA eka mAsa pUrA huA thA aura dUsarA dina pAraNe kA thaa| dUsare dina pAraNa ke liye bhagavAna ahAra nimitta ravAnA hue / prabhuko bhikSArtha Aye hue dekha vijaya seThane zraddhA aura satkArake sAtha bhagavAna ko niravadha ahAradAna diyA / ahAra letehI devatAoMne vahAM kanaka ratnAdi pAMca dravyoMkI varSAkI yaha samAcAra bijalIkI taraha sAre zahara meM phaila gyaa| gozAlAne bhI yaha bAta sunI / vaha usI samaya bhagavAnako DhUMr3hatA huA vijaya seThake yahAM AyA aura ukta kathita pUrNa vRtAnta sacAIke sAtha apanI AMkhoM dekhA / vaha sAMcane lagA ki 'yaha bhikSu 5 sAdhAraNa bhikSukake samAna nahIM hai| yaha koI pahuMcA huA mahApuruSa hai / agara maiM bhI isakA ziSya ho jAUM to kabhI na kabhI merAbhI bhAgya udaya ho jAyagA' / aisa, manameM ThAnakara vaha gozAlA prabhuke sanmukha AyA aura bhagavAnake vinA 'hAM' va 'nA

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63 kahI vaha apane ko bhagavAnakA ziSya samajhane lagA / usI samaya se vaha apanI AjIvikA bhikSAvRti se karane lagA / bhagavAna kA dUsarA mAsakSataraNakA pAraNA Ananda zrAvaka ke yahAM aura tIsarA sudarzana seTha ke yahAM huA unameM bhI pUrvavata pAMca dravyoMkI varSA devatAoM ne kI / bhagavAna ke cothe mAsaca na pArakhe kA dina kArtika zukla paurNimA samIpa aayaa| usa samaya zaMkitahRdaya gozAlAne bhagavAna ke jJAnakI parIkSA kii| usane bhagavAna se pUchA 'bhagavan ! Aja ghara gharameM bArSika mahotsava bar3e dhUmadhAma se manAyA jAvegA, ataH Aja mujhe bhikSA meM kyA milegA ? bhagavAnako to acchA aura burekA koI bhAna na thA / tathA sAdhuke liye kyA acchA kyA burA saba barAbara hI hai / jaisA bhojana milA usImeM saMtoSa cAhe rUkhA ho cAhe sUkhA ho magara niravaya cAhiye / phirabhI bhagavAna ne use uttara diyA ki Aja to mujhe sar3A bhojana milanA cAhiye | bhagavAna ke ina vacanoM ko suna goza lA ne kucha upekSA kI aura bhikSA ke liye cala diyA / dinabhara ghUnane ke bAda jaba use kisIne bhojana na diyA to zAma ke samaya eka grahasthane use pukArakara bAsI sar3A huA bhojana diyA / bhUkha ke mAre usane usI bhojana se saMtoSa pAyA aura bhagavAna ke vacanoM meM zaMkA karake mana hI mana pachatAne lagna | 0 cauthe mAsakSamaNa ke pUrNa ho jAnepara jaba gozAlA bhikSArtha castI meM gayA huA thA taba bhagavAna ne bahAM se bihAra kara diyA aura kollAka nAmaka gAMva meM padhAra gye| bahoM jAkara unhoMne bahula

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nAmaka brAhmaNake yahAM pAraNA kiyaa| vahAM bhI dravyoM kI vipula varSA huI jise dekha vahAM ke loga cakita ho gye| bhikSA lekara jyAhI gozAlA vahAM AyA to use prabhu na dikhe / vaha vyAkula ho uThA aura prabhuko DhUMDhatA huA vahIM ApahuMcA jahAM bhagavAna virAja mAnathe / vaha prabhusa bolA bhagavan ! avanA Apapara merI pUrNa zraddhA ho gii| avato maiM ApakA ziSyatva aMgIkAra karatA huuN| Ajase Apa mara dharma guru hue 'aba maiM Apako choDakara kahIM na jaauuNgaa|' isa prakAra gAzAlA bhagavAnakA Apase Apa ziSya bana gyaa| gozAlA bhagavAnakA ziSya to bana gayA thA parantu vaha saccA sAdhu na thA / usameM svArtha, akSamatA aura krodha to jyoM ke soM hI bhare hue the| rAste meM vihAra karate use ekadina zrI pArzvanAtha svAmIke samudAya ke candrAcAya munise bheMTa ho gii| gozAlAne unheM DhoMgI aura dhUrta kahakara saMmbodhita kiyA aura unase vAdAvivAda karane lgaa| vivAda bar3ha jAne ke kAraNa krodhameM Akara unake prati cillA-cillAkara kahane lagA 'he vessdhaariyo| jAo tumhArA upAzraya isI samaya jalakara bhasma ho jAya / ' isapara una sAdhuoM ne gozAlAkA samajhAyA ki 'tU sAdhu hai / sAdhuko kabhI bhI krodha na karanA cAhiye / use to kSamatA dhAraNa karanI cAhiye / sAdhuoMko to krodha, lobha aura mohase sadA dUra rahanA cAhiye / tare isa zApase na to hamako athavA hamAre upAzrayako kucha ho sakatA hai parantu tere vyartha karma baMdhate haiN| pUrvopArjita kA~kI nirjarAke badale tU to ulTe karma bAMdhatA hai yaha sAdhuke liye to vilakula hI anartha kA kAraNa hai|' yaha suna gozAlA vahAMse cala diyA aura zIvra bhagavAnake pAsa AgayA /

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65 noTa-dharmake mukhya cAra prakAra hote haiM (1) dAna (2) zIla yA [ brahmacarya ] (3) tapa aura (4) bhAvanA inameM se pratyeka kI mahimA zAstrakAroMne alaga alaga batalAI hai / dAna kI apUrva mahimAkA ullekha isa pAThameM kiyA gayA hai| yoM to saMsArameM aneka prakArake dAna dharma kiye jAte haiM parantu supAtra dAna ke barAbara koI dAna nahIM ho sakatA / supAtra ko dAna dene aura usakI tapta AtmAko zAnti pahuMcAnemeM devatAoM takako khuzo hotI hai aura usase prabhAvita ho ve dAnIke yahAM dravya varSA kara dete haiM / isa samaya bhI dAna puNyakI mahimA kisI saMkaTa ke Ar3e AtI hai| phira yadi mahAna yogI AtmAoM ko dekara dravyase bhaMDAra bharapUra hoveM isameM acaMbhA hI kyA hai| rAjadaNDa vihAra karate karate bhagavAna aura gozAlA java corAka grAmameM pahuMce to vahAM kucha rAjakarmacArI guptarUpeNa coroMkA patA lagA rahe the| unake manameM sAdhu veSadhArI bhagavAna aura gozAlAke prati zaMkA upasthita huI / isI saMdehameM unhoMne bhagavAna aura gozAlA ko pakar3a liyaa| unheM pakar3akara ve loga grAmake adhikArI ke pAsa le gaye / adhikArIne bhI karmacAriyoM kI bAtoM meM Akara unheM cora hI samajhA aura binA kisI prakAra kI pUchatAMcha kiyehI hukmajArI kara diyA ki inake hAtha pAMva khUba jakar3akara bAMdhake banA sir3hIke kuemeM ddaaldo| itanA hukma milate hI sipAhiyoM ne unheM bAMdhakara nirdayatA se eka kuemeM Dhakela diyaa| bhagavAna para to isakA kuchabhI asara nahIM huAkintu gozAlA cillA-cillAkara

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rone lagA aura apane bhAgya ko kosane lgaa| jaba gozAlA bahana hI vyAkula hone lagA to samatAdhArI bhagavAna bole 'gazAlA ! tR vipattiyoM ko vipatti na samajha; ye to prakRti kI vibhUniyAM haiM / jisa taraha binA bAdaloM kI Takkarake bijalo kA prakAza nahIM hotA, usI taraha vipattiyoM ke binA guNoMkA pUrA-pRga vikAsa nahIM ho pAtA / ' jaba bhagavAna isa prakAra jIvana meM camaka aura sundaratA lAne vAlI bAta gozAlA se kaha rahe the usI samaya bhagavAna pArzvanAthake zAsanakI do sAdhviyAM vahAMse niklii| unhoMne kuemeM zabda sune aura vahAM jAkara dekhA to unheM bhAna huA ki itane ghora saMkaTameM par3A huA sAdhu kitanI zAntike sAtha dusara du:khita sAdhuko bodha de rahA hai isa prazAnta, prasannacita, dhIra, vIra, gaMbhIra tathA apUrva tejasvI mahApuruSakI bAtacItasa esA pratIta hotA hai ki ho na ho zastra nusAra kahIM ye antima tIrthakara na ho / kyoMki maraNAsanna vipattikAlameM bhI unake cehara para anupama gaMbhIratA, prasannatA, nirbhikatA aura pUrvopArjita karmoM ke kaThorasa kaThora phaloMko cukAna kI utsukatA, zarIrakI kamanAya kAni aura asAdhAraNa teja ye saba guNa eka sAtha yaha batA raheM haiM ki ye mahApurupa avazya hI antima tarthikara honA cAhiye / isa prakAra vicAra kara ve sAdhiyAM zIghrahI usa sthAna ke adhikArI ke pAsa gaI aura unheM sArA vRtAnna kaha sunaayaa| adhi. kArIne sAdhviyoMkI bAteM suna sipAhiyoM ko hukma diyA ki zIvahI una mahApuruSoMko kuNmeM se nikaalo| AjJA milanehI sipAhI loga kurake samIpa pahuMce aura bhagavAna aura gozAlAko usameM se nikAlA / adhikArIbhI vahAM ApahuMcA aura bhagavAnako

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67 ukA kathita sarvaguNa sampanna dekhakara bahuta lajiA ho bAra bAra pachatAne lagI / apane vinA vicAre aparAdha ke liye vaha vAraMvAra bhagavAnase kSamA yAcanA karane lgaa| karuNa dRSTi bhagavAnane bhI apanA hAtha UMcAra adhikArI aura sipAhiyoM ko kSamA pradAna kI zre.ra gharagakI aura bihAra kara diyaa| vahAM se calakara prabhu harida nAnaka gAMvameM Aye aura gAMva ke bAhara eka vRkSa ke nIce dhyAna lagA diyA / vahAM rAtriko Thahare hue vyApAriyoM ne zItakAla ke ThaMDa ke kAraNa Aga jalA rakkhI thI / vaha Aga jalate jalane prabhu ke pAMva ke pAsa pAsa cAroM aura phaila gaI / gozAlA to vahAM se dUra bhAga gayA parantu bhagavAna jyoM ke tyoM apane dhyAnameM nizcala khar3e rahe / prAtaH kAla hote hI jaba bhagavAna kI dhyAna mudrA khulI to gozAlA ne punaH bhagavAnakI avahelanAkI aura kahA ki Apa apane pAMvakI ora nihAraya / prabhune uttara diyA ki 'gozAlA! mujhaisase kuchabhI saMtApa nahIM, karmoMkA khAtA to vyAja sameta cukAnA hI pdd'egaa| ye Tala nahIM sakatA / isa liya kSamatA ke sAtha ise khuzIse bha.ganAhI sAdhuke liye adhika hitakara hai|' prabhukI isa vANIko suna goza lA bhI usI dina se prabhuke samAna kSamatAdhArI banane kI bhAvanA karane lgaa| pazcAta prabhune vahAM se bhI bihAra kara diyaa| __ anekAneka kaSToM ko sahana karate hue gozAlA ke sAtha jaba prabhu vihAra kara rahe the no eka dina rAha calate calane do mArga mile / yahAM gozAlAne bhagavAnase kahA 'prabhu ! kaSTa sahate sahate merA jI Uba gayA / maiM cAhatA hUM ki ApakA sAtha na choDUM, para bhagavan ! maiM ina kaThina vedanAoM ko adhika kAla taka sahana

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nahIM kara sakatA / ataH maiM Apase aba alaga hokara apane bhAgya kA nipaTArA svayaM karanA cAhatA huuN|' isa prakAra vidA mAMgakara gozAlA prabhuse alaga hokara dUsare mArgase cala diyA aura kaI tarahake navIna karma upArjana kiye jisakA varNana anyatra nyAma pAyA jAtA hai| anArya deza bhagavAna mahAvIrane apane cAra caturmAsa to ukta kathita sthAnoM meM anekAneka upasargAko sahana karate hue bitaaye| unhoMne apanA pAMcavA caturmAsa bhaddilapurameM, chaTavAM bhadrikApurImeM, sAtavAM AlaMbikApurImeM aura AThavAM caturmAsa rAjagRhameM kiyaa| ina caturmAsoMmeM bhagavAna para zAlAmI nAmaka eka vyaMtarI ke upasargoM ko chor3akara koI upasA nahIM hue| idhara nAnAprakArake kaSTa aura apamAnoMko sahatA huzrA gozAlA prabhukI khoja karane lgaa| use aba mAlUma huA ki binA prabhusatsaMga ke gati nhiiN| eka samaya jaba prabhu bhadrikApurI meM padhAre to gozAlAbhI akasmAta prabhuko DhUMr3hatA huA vahAM A phuNcaa| prabhuke pAsa Akara usane apane aparAdhoMkI kSamA mAMgI aura prArthanAkI 'prabhu ! mujhe phirase apanAiye, maiMne jaisA kiyA vaisA pAyA; mere aparAdha kSamA kiijiye|' parama dayAlu bhagavAnane use phira apanA liyaa| vicarate vicarate prabhu mahAvIrane apanA navamA caturmAsa anArya dezameM karane kA nizcaya kiyA aura usa ora ravAnA ho

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gaye / anArya dezako lATadezabhI kahate the| vahAM ke loga bahuta krUra aura ghora hiMsaka the / tAr3anA, mAranA aura bhAMti bhAMtike kaSTa pahuMcAnA ye to unake pratidinake kArya the| aise krUra aura avivekI manuSyoM ko apane Adarza svabhAvase sIdhI rAha para lAne ke liye aura apane karmoMkI nirjarA ke hetu hI bhagavAnane apanA navamAM caturmAsa anArya dezameM kiyA / java bhagavAna anArya deza ( lATa deza ) meM pahuMce to vahAM ke logoMne kautUhalavaza unapara DaMDe calAnA aura gaMdalI gAliyAM denA zurU kara diyA / unapara koI dhUla pheMkatA, koI kutte chuchalatA aura koI koI nAnArtidha pIr3A pahuMcAkara khuzI manAte the / bharAvAna ina saba bAtoMko binA dveSa AnandapUrvaka sahate jAte the| jaba prabhu kisI khaMDaharameM dhyAna karane ke liye jAte to vahAM ke par3osI unheM dhakkA mukkA mArakara nikAla dete the| itanAhI nahIM kahIM kahIM to prabhuko thappar3oM aura dhUmoMkA bhI svAgata karanA par3atA thA / nAnAprakArase zArIrika daNDa dete samaya jaba ve loga bhagavAnase unakA paricaya pUchane aura mauna yA dhyAnake kAraNa prabhuke mukhase ve kucha na sunate tabato unake krodhakI sImA na rhtii| ve unheM DhoMgI athavA pakkA cora samajha unapara kor3oMkI mAra barasAne lagate aura kahIM kahIM unheM jakar3akara bAMdha bhI dete the / parantu bhagavAna to ina saba parIsahoMko prasanna vadana sahana kara lete aura kabhI koI khaMDahara mila jAtA to vahIM dhyAna magna ho jAte the| isa anArya dezameM kar3Ake kI ThaMDameM aura garmIke dinoM meM pUrNa tapta caTTAnoM para kaI dinoM taka dhyAna magna rahate dekha mAnava hRdaya kaMpAyamAna ho jAtA thA / parantu bhagavAna apane karmoMkI

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nirjarA meruke samAna acala aura sAmyabhAvake sAtha karanameM kaTibaddha the| isa prakAra vicaraNa karate karate aparimita kAyika aura mAnasika kaSToMko prasannacita sahate sahate prabhune apanA navamAM caturmAsa usI lATa dezameM bitA diyaa| goza lAne bhI prabhuke sAtha sAtha sabhI kaSTa zakti anusAra she| caturmAsa pUrNa ho jAne para prabhune usa anArya dezase vihAra kara diyaa| tejo lezyA aura AjIvikA siddhAnta anArya dezase bhagavAna mahAvIra kUrma gAMvameM padhAra / usa gAMvameM vaizAyana nAmakA eka tapasvI rahatA thA jo do do dinake upavAsakI tapasyA karatA thA aura sUryAbhimukha hokara dhyAnameM sthira rahatA thaa| usake sirakI bar3I bar3I jaTAoM meM jUebhI ragane lagI thii| isa ugra tapasyAke yathAvata prabhAvase use tejolezyA kI siddhI ho cukI thI jisake dvArA agnikI jvAlAeM pragaTa hokara manuSya ko bhasma kara sakatI thiiN| eka dina gozAlAbhI ghUmate-ghUmate vahAM se niklaa| usane usa tapasvIko dekhakara tiraskAra kiyA aura usakI tapasyAkI ghora nindAkI aura haMsI ur3AI / tabato vaha tapasvI gozAlAke prati kruddha hokara apaneko na samhAla sakA aura usI samaya usane apane tapovalase tejolezyA nAmaka tapozakti gozAlAke viruddha chor3I / usa agnikI bhayaMkara jvAlAeM nava gozAlAke nikaTa pahuMcane lagI taba to vaha bhayabhIta ho vahAM se bhAgA aura zIghrAti zIghra bhagavAna mahAvIrake pAsa Akara cillAne lagA 'bhagavan ! mujhe bacAiye, mujhe bacAiye, maiM to bhasma huA jAtA hUM ityAdi / '

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71 yaha dekha prabhune apanI zAnti mudrAke prabhAvase usa jvAlAke prati zAnta hojAnake liye apanA khulA hAtha uMcA kiyA / prabhukI ThaMDI dRSTi ke prabhAvase vaha jvAlA usI kSaNa zAnta ho gaI aura gozAlAbhI bhasma hojAne se baca gayA / bhagavAnakI zAnta iSTikA yaha camatkAra dekha usa tapastrIko bahuta acaMbhA huaa| vaha zIghra bhagavAna ke pAsa AyA aura apanI tapasyA se bhagavAna kI tapasyA ko balavatI pA unake guNoMkI prasaMzA karane lgaa| usakI tapa zaktikA garva to jAtA rahA aura usake sthAnapara usake hRdayameM bhagavAnake prati bhakti bhAva jAgRta huA / vaha usI samayase bhagavAnakA bhakta ho gyaa| usa tapasyAke yahAM se cale jAne ke bAda gozAlAne bhagavAna se pUchA ' bhagavana ! yaha tejo lezyA kisa prakAra prApta hotI hai ?' tava bole ki chai mAhataka bele bale tapa aura sUryake sanmukha AtApanA kare, aura pAraNeke dina eka muThI ur3ada aura cullU bhara pAnI pIkara rahe to tejolezyA prApta hotI hai| . bhagavAnake isa prakAra vacana suna gozAlAbhI utata tapa karane meM juTa gayA / chaimAha taka ukA kathita tapasyA karake usane tejolezyA prApta karalI / tejAlezyA prApta honeke bAda usane usakA durupayoga karanA prAraMbha kiyaa| apane svabhAvAnusAra jagaha jagaha vaha manuSyoMko bhAMti bhAMtike kaSTa pahuMcAne lagA / pazcAta bhagavAna pArzvanAthake santAnika kucha ziSyoM dvArA usane 'aSTAMga nimitta' kA jJAna prApta kara liyA / avato gozAlAko do pracanDa zaktiyAM prApta hogaI jisake kAraNa vaha apaneko jinezvara kahane lgaa|

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kucha dina bAda vaha phira bhagavAnase alaga ho gayA aura ina do siddhiyoM dvArA vaha logoMko 'AjIvika siddhAnta' kA upadeza dene lagA / apanI siddhimoM kA prabhAva dikhAkara vaha apane ko cauvIsavAM tIrthakara kahane lagA / avato bhole-bhAle loga isakI mAyA jAla meM phaMsane lage aura unakI saMkhyA bhI kAphI tAdAda meM bar3ha gii| idhara bhagavAna ko kevala jJAna na hone ke kAraNa ma.nastha hokara hI rahanA par3A, kyoMki tIrthakara vinA pUrNajJAna prApta kiye dharmAvadaMzahI nahIM dete / isI samaya jaba bhagavAna chachasta avasthAmeM hI the taba bhAjIvika samAja kI saMkhyA bhagavAna mahAvIrake anuyAyiyoM kI apekSA kiJcita adhika hogaI / parantu usake siddhAnta apUrNa aura nitAnta nivala hone ke kAraNa nAma zeSa raha gaye / isIliya Aja AjIvika samAja kA eka bhI anuyAyI najara nahIM AtA / noTa- aSTAMga nimittakA jJAna prAyaH vaha jJAna hai jisake zrAdhAra se janma-maraNa, hAni lAbha, sukha-dukha Adi bAtoMko manuSya tatkAla batA sakatA hai / saMgamadeva dvArA upasargoM kI varSA aura anupama-satyAgraha zAntatA aura vItarAga bhAvase anekAneka upasargAko sahate hue prabhu peDhANA grAmameM pdhaare| vahAM pahuMcakara eka upavanameM

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73 bhagavAna dhyAnastha ho gaye aura chai mAsI tapakA ArAdhana AraMbha kara diyA / 'yahAM para jo upasarga bhagavAna ko hue haiM unakA varNana karate hRdaya kAMpatA hai, dhairya dahala jAtA hai, lekhanI rotI hai, prakRti astitva zUnya bana jAtI hai, parantu bhagavAnake avicala vairAgya, Adarza saMyama, adbhata tapobala uttama bhAvanA AtmakalyANakA nizcala vRta una sampUrNa upasargoM ko tugara por3ita aura bephAma kara detA hai| yaha hai avicala dRr3hatA kI saMgIta kasauTI aura anupama satyAgraha kA namUnA / ' jaba prabhu dhyAnastha ho chai mAsI tapa kara rahe the usa samaya devarAja indrane apanI sabhAmeM bhagavAna ke saMyama, tapa aura caritra balakI bahuta prasaMzA kI / yaha sunakara sabhAkA eka saMgama nAmakA deva prabhuke viruddha IrSAlu hogayA / vaha socane lagA ki 'deva sabhAmeM mRtyu lokake zarIradhArI AtmAkI isanI prasaMzA kadApi vAJchanIya nahIM / maiM abhI vahAM jAtA hUM aura mahAvIrako harataraha se usake tapa, saMyama, zola aura sadAcArameM parAsta kara devarAja indra ke isa kathana kA khaMDana karatA hUM jisase unheM bhI kisIkI mithyA prasaMzA karanekA deva sabhAmeM sAhasa na ho|' isa prakAra gandale vicAra manameM AtehI bhagavAnako parAsta karane ke hetu vaha saMgamadeva vahAM AyA jahAM prabhu dhyAnastha tapasyA kara rahe the| prabhuke zAnta, acala niSkAma aura lokopakArI zarIrako dekhakara saMgamakA IrSAmAna duganA hogyaa| usIkSaNa usane prabhuko dhyAnase DigAne ke liye apanI mAyAse ghaTATopa dhUlikI bahuta

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74 dera taka kar3I varSAkI / cAroM tarapha pRthvI dhUlise bhara gaI, sampUrNa vAyumaMDala rajamizrita ho gyaa| sahasroM jIvadhArI prANa rahita hogaye aura bhagavAnakA zarIrabhI dhUlise Dhaka gayA / cahuMora pralayakArI bhayAnaka dRzya phaila gyaa| parantu bhagavAna pUrvavata sumeru ke samAna avicala tathA mahAsAgara ke sadRza gaMbhoratAko dhAraNa kiye, binA gatimAna hue jyoMke tyoM dhyAnastha khar3e rhe| yaha dekha saMgama aura bhI krodhita huA aura apanI ugra mAyAse vahAM usane bhayaMkara viSailI cITiyoM ko utpanna kiyA / una cITiyoMse prabhu ke zarIrake pratyeka bhAgako bahuta nirdayatAse kaTavAyA / aisI nirdayatAko dekha kalejA tharatharA jAtA hai, dhairya palAyana kara jAtA hai / parantu Atma saMyamI, dRr3ha saMkalpI, taponidhI bhagavAna, jinheM zarIra kI kuchabho paravAha nahIM hai, aise bhayaMkara AtaMka meM bhI pUrNa nizcala, nirbhIka aura apUrva zAntatA dhAraNa kiye hue dhyAnamagna haiN| aisA avasthA meM prabhu kA dekha saMgana kA pArA aura bhI car3ha gayA / usane tIsarI bAra viSaile sarpa, bicchU, gohare Adi mahA bhayakara jantuoM ko utpanna kara prabhu ke zarIra para chodd'aa| una jantuoMne bhI apane mana kI acchI taraha va.ra lii| parantu jahAM caNDakauzika sarIkhe viSadhara se bhI prabhutA kucha na bigar3a sakA to ye mAyAvI viSaile jantu vicAre kyA kara sakate the| itanA saba kucha honepara bhI prabhu ke mana meM lezamAtra bha. dveSa paidA na huaa| ve to apane Atma bala se sabhI upasargoM ko zAntatA pUrvaka sahate cale gaye / isa prakAra pUre mahIne taka saMgamane prabhu ke zarIrapara aneka prakAra kI ApattiyAM DhAI / jise par3hakara pASANa hRdaya bhI cUra-cUra ho jAtA hai|

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prabhuke utkaTa tapobalake sAmane, deva hokara bhI jaba saMgamakI rAkSasI kriyAeM aura prayatna saba viphala ho cuke taba to usane manuzarArake bilkula anukUla kAma vAsanAke prakharatama prayogoMkA vAra karanA prArambha kiyA / usane apanA mAyAse cAroM ora vasanta Rtu kI racanA kara dii| phira nAnA prakArake kAmottejaka padArthose usa canasthalako paripUrita kara diyA / pazcAta saMgamane kAmakalAoM meM pAraMgata, rUpalAvaNyameM anupama aura pUrNa yauvana sampanna kAminiyoM ko ekatrita kara vahAM eka bar3I saMkhyAmeM upasthita kara diyA / ____ aba to bhagavAna ke Asa pAsa usa phUlo phalI vasantameM caMcala aura dIrgha nayanoMva lI, yauvana ke abhimAnane mAtI, patalo kamara aura laMbe kesa vAlI, aura tatkSaNa kAmoddIpana karane vAlI yuvatiyAM apane hAva bhAvase prabhuko mohane lgoN| koI gAtI huI, koI bajAtI huI, koI-koI nRtya karatI huI, koI manacalo kAmino gADha AliMgana kara prabhujhI kAmavAsanAko jAgRta karane lgii| koI-koI gala bahiyAM DAlakara madhura madhura bAteM kaha kaha kara prabhu ko phulalAne lgii| parantu ina sabake hAva, bhAva, kaTAkSa aura kAranAme saba phUsa kI rAkha ke samAna bekAma hue| ina bAtoMkA prabhu para lezamAtra bhI asara na huaa| ve to apane dhyAna meM himAcala ke samAna aTala ke aTala hI bane rhe| _abhItaka to usa saMgama devakI sampUrNa zaktiyoMkA prabhu ke prAge bhArI apamAna huA parantu usakI DAhameM kamI na huI / saMpUrNatayA hara eka prayogoMmeM parAsta ho aba vaha ciMtAtura sAcane lagA ki " mAha hone Aye merI hAra para hAra hI hotI gii| maiM svarga

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76 meM jAkara aba muMha kaise dikhAUMgA / vahAMse to maiM ghamaMDa pUrvaka indra mahArAjake kathanakA khaMDana karane AyA thA, parantu yahAM to anekoM bAra mujhe pUrNa hatAza honA par3A / pUrNa chai mAsake damanacakrake bAda bhI mujhe yahAMse nirlajja aura nirAza hokara svaga meM jAnA par3egA / yaha to bar3e gajabakA manuSya hai / abakI bAra eka aura parIkSA karatA huuN|" yaha kahakara vaha saMgama deva vahAMse calA / itabAra bhagavAnakI chai mAhI tapasyA pUrNa huii| phira bhagavAna ahAra leneko gokula grAmameM padhAre / usa grAmameM jahAM jahAM prabhu usa samaya ahAra lene gaye vahAM vahAM saMgamane nirdoSa ahArako apanI mAyAse doSayukta kara diyA / taba to binA ahAra pAnI liye hI prabhu apanI pUrvavata zAntimeM sthira rhe| saMgama kadAcit yaha samajhanA thA ki chai mahIne taka akhaMDa tapa-ya karake aba inheM ahAra na milegA to ye avazya DigAmagA jAveMge aura inakA krodha saMdIpta ho jAyagA / parantu bhagavAna to antataH vIra ho the, unhoMne usake prati kucha bho dveSa na kiyA / taba to atulanIya sahanazakta anupama sAdhuvRtti aura aTala nizcaya aura utkaTa satyAgraha dekha saMgamakA hRdaya cUra-cUra ho gyaa| aba indra dvArA prasaMziA bhagavAna ke prati usakI bhakti jAgRta huI / vaha prabhu ke pAsa AyA aura apane itane kar3e aura bhayaMkara aparAdhoMkI kSamA yAcanA karane lagA prabhune use apanI zAna dRSTi se kSamA pradAna kii| tadanantara saMgana apane kRta aparAdhoM para lajita ho svargako calA gyaa| idhara saMgamake cale jAnepara bhagavAnane usI gokula grAmameM eka gopikA ke ghara ahAra grahaNa kiyaa| isa prakAra kaThina se kaThina tapasviyoM, tejasviyoM aura zUravIroMke manako kSaNa bharameM

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77 calAyamAna kara denevAle upasargoM aura saMkaToMko zAntatA pUrvaka sahana kara aura apane avicala satya dvArA unapara vijaya prApta kara prabhune vahAM se vihAra kara diyA / / noTa-isa pAThase satyAgrahakI kar3I parIkSAkA anumAna hotA hai / isameM jo uttIrNa hote haiM unake Age saMsArakI bhArIse bhArI zaktiyAM jhuka jAtI haiM aura antameM vijaya zrI unakI dAsI vana jAtI hai| yaha hai sacce vIroM kI vIratAkI ujjvala camaka kA jIvita udAharaNa / bhagavAnakA abhigraha aura candanavAlA isa prakAra vicarate hue bhagavAnane apanA gyArahavAM cAturmAsa vaizAlI meM kiyA aura vahAMsa kaI sthAnoMko apane caraNa kamaloM dvArA pavitra karate hue kozAmbI meM padhAre / usa samaya vahAM rAjA zatAnIka rAjya karatA thA, usakI rAnI bhRgAvatI thii| usI nagarImeM dhanAvaha nAmakA eka seTha rahatA thA, jisakI mUlA nAmakI kalahakAriNI IrSAlu strI thii| isa nagarImeM Akara prabhune bar3A hI kar3A abhigraha dhAraNa kiyA, jisameM kaI bAtoMkA samAveza hotA hai, unhoMne nizcaya kiyA ki aba to (1) ahAra kisI rAjakanyAke hAthase grahaNa karanA (2) vaha rAjakanyA bikI huI honA (3) usake pairoM meM ver3iyAM par3I hoM (4) usakA sira muMDA huA ho (5) jo tIna dinake upavAsase yukta ho (6) ur3adake bAkule ahArameM deve (7)

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bAkule sUpameM hoM (8) jisa samaya vaha kanyA ahAra de to usakA eka pAMva dehalIke bAhara aura eka bhItara ho aura () jisakI AMkhoMse azrudhArA bahatI ho / isa prakAra abhigraha dhAraNa kara bhagavAna pratidina kozAmbI nagarI meM jAte parantu ukta prakArakI yojanA kahIM bhI prApta na hotii| aisA karate-karate pUrNa cAra mAha vyatIta ho gaye parantu kahIM bhI apane abhigraha anusAra bhojana prApta nahIM huA / yaha bAta bastI ke rAjA, mantrI vagairahako mAlUma huI tabato nagara meM bhArI ciMtA phaila gaI / bar3e-jyotiSiyoMne bhI bhagavAnake abhigraha ko mAlUma karanekA prayatna kiyA magara ve saphala na hue| cAra mAsa pUrNa ho jAnepara bhI abhigraha saphala na huaa| jabataka dUsarI ora kyA-kyA ghaTanA ghaTI hai usakA saMkSipta vivaraNa isa prakAra hai| usa samaya nagarI campAvatI meM rAjA dadhivAhana rAjya karate the / unakI dhAriNI nAmakI pativratA rAnI thii| unakI mahAzIlavatI basumati nAmakI kanyA thI / ye tInoM hI prANI pUrNa dharmAtmA the; rAta dina jinezvara pUjanameM bitAte aura mokSake mArgakA sAdhana karate the / eka dina acAnaka hI unapara ApattiyoMkA pahAr3a TUTa par3A / kozAmbIkA rAjA zatAnIka kisI kAraNa campAvato ke rAjA dadhivAhanase kruddha ho gyaa| vaha apanA sainya-dala lekara dadhivAhanapara car3ha AyA / yuddha honepara dadhivAhana hAra gayA aura nagara chor3akara bhAga nikalA / zatAnIkane rAjadhAnImeM praveza kara luTa macA dii| usI lUTameM eka subhaTa dadhivAhanakI pativratA rAno dhAriNI aura kanyA basumatiko ur3A le gayA rAstemeM usa subhaTane rAnI dhAriNa ke prati apanI duIcchA pragaTa kii| rAnIne

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use vahIM khUba phaTakArA aura usakA tiraskAra kiyaa| phira bhI vaha subhaTa rAnIke aneka prakArakI kuceSTAeM karatA hI jaataa| taba to rAnIne apanI lAja aura dharmako bacAne ke hetu turanta anazana vrata dhAraNa kara liyA aura apane sirake lambe kezoM dvArA AtmaghAta kara prANa chor3a diye| yaha hAla dekha basumati ghabarA gaI aura cillA cillAkara rone lgii| usake karuNa krandana se subhaTa kA dila pighala gayA aura usane mAtRhIna usaka nyAko pAlana kA abhivacana dekara apanI putrI evaM bahina banAkara ghara le aayaa| rUpa aura lAvaNya se paripUrNa usa kanyAke sAthamai subhaTako gharameM pAyA dekha usakI strI krodhase jvalita ho gaI aura usane usa subhaTako khUba hI ulaTe hAtha lenA zuru kiyaa| taba to vaha basumatike prati apane saba abhivacanAbhUla gayA aura basumatiko bAjArameM lAkara eka vezyAko beca DAlA / basumati to pUrNa zIlacatI thI, vaha apane ko vezyAke hAtha vecI samajha ghabarAne lagI aura apane bhAgyako kosane lagI; kyoMki vezyAke yahAM usake zIla kI rakSA honA bilakula asaMbhava thaa| vaha mana hI mana nathkAra maMtrakA jApa japane lagI aura prabhuse prArthanA karane lagI ki "he prabhu ! aba to mere zIla kI rakSA ke sahAyaka Apa haiM rakSA kIjiye, rakSA kiijiye"| jaba basumati usa vezyAke sAtha bhagavAna kA smaraNa karatI huI jA rahI thI usI samaya bIca meM hI kucha devatAoM ne bandaroM kA rUpa dhAraNa kara usa vezyA ko burI taraha noca kharoMca DAlA /

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tava to yaha saudA apazakuna kA samajha usa vezyAne basumati ko usa subhaTake pAsa lAkara use phirase sauMpa diyA aura apane paise vApisa le ghara calI gii| bAdameM usa subhaTane usa kanyAko dhanAvaha seThako becI / dhanAvaha seTha kI koI saMtAna na thI isaliye usane bar3e prema se basumatiko apanI mAnakara ghara le AyA / aura usakA nAma candanabAlA rakkhA jyoMhIM candanabAlA seTha dhanAvahake sAtha gharameM AI tyoMhI use dekha seThakI gRhaNI mUlAke manameM IrSA paidA hone lgii| eka dina mUlA kahI bAhara gaI huI thI ki seThajI gharameM Aye aura paira dhone ko pAno mAMgA / mUlA gharameM na thI isaliye candanavAlAne apane pitAse kahA "pitAjI ! mAtAjI gharameM nahIM nahIM hai, maiM snAna kara rahI hUM, Apa yahIM padhAra jAveM to maiM hI Apake pAMva dhulA deU" yaha suna seTha candanavAlAke pAsa gayA / candanabAlA seThajI ke pAMva para pAnI DAlane lgii| itane meM hI mUlA vahAM A pahuMcI aura candanavAlA kA yaha kArya dekha mana hI mana krodhita ho gii| aba to usakI IrSA caMdanavAlA ke prati aura bhI bar3ha gii| phira eka dina jaba seThajI bAhara gAMva gaye the, taba koI bahAnA DhUMDhakara mUlA candanabAlApara Rdhita ho gii| usane turanta eka nAIko bulAkara usakA sira muMDavA diyA aura lohAra dvArA usake pairoMmeM ber3I DalavAkara apane makAnakI eka koTharImeM use kor3a diyaa| vahAM candanavAlAne tele arthAt tIna dinake upavAsa kI tapasyA dhAraNa kara lii| tIsare dina jaba seTha jI ghara Aye to dekhA ki mUlA to apanI mAtAke ghara calI gaI aura candanabAlAkA patA nahIM / unhoMne ar3osI-par3osI se bahuterI pUchatAcha

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kI / taba eka par3osI bolA ki 'gaDabar3a macAneke pahale apanA ghara bhalI bhAMti dekha lo|' seThajIne usakI bAta mAna lI aura ghara ko saba koThariyAM dekhanA prArambha kara diyA / dekhate-dekhate eka koTharImeM candanavAlAko ber3Ase jakar3I huI pAyA / seTha usI samaya candanavAlAko vAhara lAyA aura sAmanekI DyoDhIpara lAkara najadIka sUpameM par3e hue ur3ada ke vAkule usake sAmane dhara diye aura usakI ber3I kaTavAne ke lie lohAra bulAne cale gye| isa dina candanavAlAkA telekA pArANA thA / usake mana meM yaha bhAvanA utpanna ho rahI thI ki yadi yahAM koI santa munirAja A jAveM to unheM kucha ahAra karAkara pAraNA kruuN| itanameM ho bhagavAna mahAvIra pAraNa ke hetu padhAre / apane abhigrahako saphala hote pUrNa pAMca mAha paccIsa dina ho gaye aura jyoM hI ve candanavAlAke yahAM pahuMce to vahAM abhigrahakI eka bAtako chor3a zeSa saba bAteM unheM mila gayoM, parantu vaha eka bAta na honeke kAraNa ve vahAMse lauTa pdd'e| yaha dekha candanavAlA apaneko dhikkAratI huI ro par3I aura usakI AMkhoMse azrudhArA baha nikalI; basa yahI eka bAta honeko thI ki bhagavAnakI dRSTi punaH usapara pdd'ii| bhagavAnane apane abhigrahakI kula sAmagrI eka hI sthAnameM pAkara una uDadake bAkuloMse pAraNA kiyaa| basa phira kyA thA, devaduMdubhi bAjane lagI aura candanavAlAkI lohekI ber3I svarNakI hokara Apase Apa TUTa par3I / devoMne bhI dhanAvahake ghara paMcadravyoM aura ratnoMkI varSA kI / bhagavAnane candanavAlAke ghara pAraNA kara anyatra bihAra kara diyA / Age jaba bhagavAnako kevala jJAna huA taba candanavAlAne bhI dIkSA grahaNa karalI aura apanA zeSa jIvana AtmasaMzodhanameM lagAkara muktikA mArga pakar3a liyA /

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82 bhagavAnakA bAravAM cAturmAsa aura antima-upasarga bhagavAna mahAvIra upasargoM ke Upara upasargoM ko isa prakAra sahate. sahate aura kaThina se kaThina tapasyA karate hue caMpA nagarImeM padhAre / agnihotrI brAhmaNoM kI dharmazAlA meM Thaharakara apanA bAravAM caturmAsa vahIM kiyaa| yahAM cAra mahAne kI tapasyA kara varSA bIta jAnepara pAraNA kiyA / aura paNamAnI gAMva kI ora bihAra kara diyaa| vahAM Akara bastIke nikaTavartI banameM prabhu eka vRkSa ke nIce dhyAnastha ho rahe / apane bailoM ko carAtA huA eka gvAlA vahAM A nikalA aura apane bailoMko vahIM carate hue chor3a vaha thor3I dera ke liye anyatra calA gyaa| baila carate carate dUra cale gaye, inameM hI vaha vAlA vahAM AyA aura vahAM bailoMko na dekhaa| vaha dhyAnastha prabhuse pUchane lagA ki 'mere baila kahAM gaye ?' magara prabhuta kucha uttara na pAkara vaha bailoMko DhUr3haneke liye jaMgala meM idhara udhara bhaTakane lagA / jaba khUba hairAna ho gayA taba vaha gvAlA puna: prabhu ke nikaTa zrAyA aura vahAM dekhA to baila cara rahe the| yaha dekha usa bAlako eka dama krodha A gyaa| vaha socane lagA ki ho na ho yaha dhyAnastha manuSya koI Thaga hai / ise ucita daNDa denA caahiye| itanA vicAra manameM Ate hI usane lakar3I kI do khilI apanI kulhAr3Ise banAI aura prabhuke donoM kAnoM meM Thoka dii| usa samaya prabhuko atulanIya vedanA avazya huI hogI parantu kA~kA badalA

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binA cukAya kAma hI nahIM calatA / pUrva bhavameM jaba prabhu tripRSTa cAsudeva the usI samaya yaha gvAla eka zayyApAlaka thA / usa tripRSTa vAsudevake bhavameM prabhune, rAjamadameM A kara eka choTese aparAdha ke kAraNa, garamAgarama sIsA pighalAkara usa zayyApAlake kAnoM meM DalavAyA thaa| usI kA badalA aAja prabhu cukA rahe haiN| itanI kaDo vedanA hone para bhI prabhu jarA bhI cala vicala na hue| valki apane nizcaya citta aura amogha dhairya ke sAtha jyoM ke tyoM aTala dhyAnastha khar3e rhe| jaba prabhukI dhyAna mudrA khulI to unhoMne vahAM se par3osakI eka dUsarI bastIkI ora bihAra kara diyA / vahA 'khApha' nAmakA vaidya rahatA thA / usane prabhukI mukhAkRti dekhakara pahacAnA ki prabhuko avazya koI zArIrika pIr3A hai| tatkAla usane prabhu ke zarIrako dekhA to use kAnoM meM do kIleM dikhAI dii| isa dRzyako dekha vaha kAMpa uThA aura siddhArtha nAmaka seThakI sahAyatAse bhagavAnake kAnoM kI kIleM bAhara nikAlakara pheMka dii| jisase bhagavAna kI pIr3A dUra huI aura khAka vaidyako bhArI puNya baMdha huaa| prabhuko kevala jJAna bhagavAna mahAvIrane pUrNa sAr3he bAraha varSataka bhayaMkarase bhayaMkara upasargoko sahana kiyA / unhoMne umra se umra tapasyA dhAraNa kara apane pUrvopArjita kA~kA badalA haMsate-haMsate cukA diyaa| ina sAr3he bAraha varSomeM prabhune pUrNa eka varSa bhI bhojana nahIM kiyA / isa aghasarameM zatrunoMne bhArose bhArI AkramaNa prabhupara kiye|

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84 parantu pazubala sadaiva muMhakI khAtA rahA / pratipakSiyoMpara prabhukI porase tanika bhI vAra na huA tisapara bhI vijayazrIne anta meM bhagavAnako hI barA aura zatruoM ke paira ukhar3a gaye / prabhukA yaha divya caritra mUka-bhAvase hamAre sAmane AtmabalakA eka uttama zrAdarza rakhatA hai| prabhune jitanA tapa kiyA vaha pratijJA-pUrvaka hI kiyaa| dhyAna, mauna, Asana, samAdhi aura AtmA cintavana kara anameM zukla dhyAnarUpI jAjvalyamAna agnimeM unhoMne apane cAra AtmAko DubAne vAle ghanaghAti (jJAnA varaNo, darzanA varaNa', mohanIya aura antarAya) karmoM ko bharana kara diyaa| aba jisa jJAnake abhAvase duniyA andhakArameM gotA khA rahI hai, jisa jJAnake abhAvameM janatA mithyA rUr3hiyoMke vazIbhUta saMsArameM anartha kara rahI hai, jisa jJAnake na honese loga mamatva, bhAyA aura tRSNAke gulAma bana rahe haiM, jisa jJAnake abhAvameM sabala nirvaloMkA anyAyapUrNa hanana kara rahe haiM, jisa jJAnase rahita saMsAra eka kleza kadAgRha aura barbaratAkA sthAna bana rahA hai aura jisa jJAnake abhAvameM AtmA apane nija guNoMko bhUlake para svabhAvameM rata hokara kabhI zAMti nahIM pAtI, usI jJAnakI prAptike lie bhagavAna mahAvIrane kaThinasa kaThina tapazcaryA kI, maraNAMta kaSToMko bhI apUrva zAMtike sAtha sahana kiyA Ara uttamottama bhAvanAse cAra ukta kathita ghanaghAti karmAko samUla naSTa karajambuka grAmake pAsa, rajubAlikA nadIke tIra, zAlivRkSa ke nIce chaThUtapayukta goduha Asana lagAye, zukla dhyAnameM magna vaisAkha

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sudI 10 ke dina vijaya nAmaka zubha muhUrtameM sarva lokAlokake sarvAMga dravya, kSetra kAla aura bhAvako jAnanevAlA kaivalyajJAna prApta kiyA / bhagavAnako yaha sarvajJatA prApta hote hI saMsAra bharameM Ananda chA gayA; devI devatA aura indrAdine mahAmahotsava manAnA Arambha kara diyA / puSpavRSTi hone lagI aura dhArmika vizraMkhalatA kI bhaTTI meM zAMtikA saMcAra hone lgaa| bhagavAna mahAvIrakA samavasaraNa kevala jJAna utpanna honeke pazcAt vaisAkha sudI igyArasako bhagavAna mahAvIra apApA nagarIke mahAsena udyAnameM pdhaare| vahAM indra mahArAjake AdezAnusAra devatAoMne cAMdI, sonA aura ratnamaya tIna gaDha, bAraha daravAjoMse yukta; utkRSTa siMhAsana aura azokAdi vRkSoMse pUrita divya samavaraNakI racanA kI / isa samavaraNa arthAta vyAkhyAna maNDapakI anupama zobhAkA varNana tathA usake prabhAvakA ullekha zAstroMmeM bahuta hI vistArapUrvaka pAyA jAtA hai| unameMse kucha vizeSatAeM isa prakAra haiM ki (1) usa samavaraNameM saba hI jAti aura varNAMke manuSya bheda bhAvoMko chor3akara eka sAtha hI upadeza sunaneko Atura ho ho rahe the| (2) prabhuke AtmajJAnakA alaukika prakAza kevala manuSya mAtra taka sImita na thA, varan pazupakSiyoM evaM prANImAtrako pAra laukika sukhakA anubhava karAnevAlA thaa|

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(3) usa vyAkhyAna maNDapameM hiMsakase hiMsaka pazu-pakSI bhI apanI krUratAko tajakara, Atma-kalyANake hetu zAntatApUrvaka virAjamAna the| (4) usa maNDapameM jo-jo prANimAtra Akara baiThe the una sabhIke hRdayameM kSamA, zAMti, karuNA aura samatAke bhAva paripUrNa suzobhita the| (5) usa sabhAmaNDapameM yadyapi saba hI prakArake prANI the tisapara bhI bhagavAnakI divya AtmAkA teja sarvatra isa prakAra chAyA huA thA ki cahuM ora zAMti hI zAMti virAja rahI thii| (6) prabhuke upadezakI bhASA usa samayakI lokabhApA arddha mAgadhI thI / parantu prabhuke Atmatejake prabhAvase vahAM baiThe hue saba hI prANI apanI-apanI bhASAmeM prabhuke upadeza dvArA adRzya AnandakA anubhava kara rahe the| (7) usa vya khyAna maNDapakI racanA itanI vicitra thI ki usake andara kisI bhI sthAnapara baiThA huaA prANI prabhuke prasanna mukha maMDalako binA kisI kaThinAIke dekha sakatA thaa| aise divya alaukika samavaraNa kI racanAke pazcAt tIyoMko namaskAra kara, apane kevala jJAna dvArA jagatako zAMti denevAlA, satva sadeza pahuMcAne hetu prabhu mahAvIra ucca antarikSa ratnajar3ita siMhAsanapara vira jamAna hue|

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upadeza pradAna jaina zAstroMme yaha vAta vizeSa rUpase upalabdha hai ki tIrthakara vinA kevala jJAna arthAt sarvajJatA prApta kiye kisI prakArakA dharmopadeza hI nahIM karate / yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina dharma sarvajJoMkA dharma kahalAtA hai jahAM paraspara virodhAbhAsakA kahIM AbhAsataka bhI nahIM milatA / kevala jJAnake pUrva bhagavAna mahAvIrane bhI kaThorase kaThora kaSTa sahana karate hue prAyaH mauna dhRtako dhAraNa kara rakhA thaa| kevala jJAna prApta karake agatake jIvoMko dukhita dekhakara bhagacAnane aba usa divya satya-sandezako jagatameM prasArita karanA cAhA jisase prANI mAtrako pUrNa sukha aura zAMti prApra ho| unhoMne loka kalyANa ke lie samayAnusAra apane kAryakramako badalanemeM hI saccI vizrAMtikA anubhava kiyA aura paropakArako hI jisameM jIvamAtroMkA samAveza ho jAtA hai-~-aise AtmopakAra, paropakAraprajAtantravAda jisameM jIvamAnoMkA samAveza ho jAtA hai ke samAna apnaayaa| isa samaya bhArata bharameM hiMsA hI hiMsA ko rAjya ho rahA thA, svArthI logoMne vedoM kA artha hI badala diyA thA, jahAM dekho vahIM dharmake nAma para yajJAdi kriyAoMmeM lAkhoM jIvoM kA hanana ho rahA thA, sArI pRthvI mUka prANiyoM ke raktase dUSita ho rahI thI, svArthiyoM ne apane manorathoMkI siddhimeM saikar3oM rAjA mahArAoMko dharma kA nAma lekara adharma kI ora agrasara kara diyA thA / sarvatra hAhAkAra macA huA thA, kahIM azvamedha yajJoMmeM sahasroM ghor3oM kA balidAna

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88 hotA thA, kahIM gomedha yajJameM lAkhoM gaueM homa dI jAtI thIM aura kahIM-kahIM naramedha yajJameM saikar3A manuSya va baccoM kA balidAna hotA thA, aura ise hI saccA dharma batalAyA jAtA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIrane apane jJAna dvArA evaM amogha zaktise isa hRdaya vidAraka avasthAko samUla naSTa karanekA upadeza denA prAraMbha kiyaa| unhoMne batalAyA ki khUnakA dAga khUnase hI dhonese sApha nahIM ho sakatA, isI prakAra adharmako miTAnake liye adharma hI karanese dharma kadApi nahIM ho sktaa| unhoMne darzAyA ki sukha aura zAnti kA mArga vahI ho sakatA hai jise prANI mAtra cAheM / prANI mAtrako, cAhe choTA ho cAhe bar3A ho, amIra ho yA garova ho, pazu ho yA pakSI ho, kIDA ho pataMgA ho sabako apanI-apanI jAna pyArI hai aura savahI apanI apanI avadhitaka jIvita rahanA cAhate haiN| isI avasthAko kAyama karane aura bhArata vyApI banAne meM bhagavAna mahAvIrane "ahiMsA paramo dharma:" kA divya upadeza apanI gagana bhedI bulaMda AvAjase denA prAraMbha kara diyA / aura jIvamAtroM ke liye prajAtaMtravAdakI uttama nIMva DAlI jo Ajakala aMzataH manuSyamAtrataka sImita raha gayI hai / bhagavAnakI aisI anokhI karuNA, dhanatA, dayA aura AtmAke amara dhana evaM satya ke vitaraNa karanekI carcAko dekha, suna aura anubhavakara jana samudAya, unakI zaraNameM Akara apane jIvanako 'satyaM zivam sundaraM' ke alaukika prakAzase prakAzita karaneko, umar3a pdd'aa| sarvajJa bhagavAnane, vinA jAti bheda, UMca nIca, pazu-pakSI satrahI zaraNAgata prANiyoMko satya kA satasvarUpa batalAyA jisakA

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86 eka hI uddezya thA aura vaha yaha thA ki duniyAM ke ghara ghara aura dara-dara savahI jagahoMmeM satyakA zubha sandeza pahuMce / saMsArake dukhita prANI satya kI suzotala chAyAmeM paramAnandakA sadA upabhoga kareM / kalaha aura kleza, duHkha aura darda, baira aura virodhakA duniyAse nirvAsana ho / avani talapara ahiMsAkA akhaMDa zAsana sudRr3ha vanA rahe / dayAkA akhaMDa srota prANImAtrake hRdayameM bahatA rahe / gharagharameM paropakArakI pratiSThA ho / jagatameM sAtvika premakA pasArA ho; aura antameM loga ekamAtra Atmajyotike sundara darzana kara mokSa mArgakI ora agrasara hote cale jAya / bhagavAnake isa satya-sandezakA tatkAlIna manuSya samAja para bar3A asara par3A / unhoMne ahiMsAke bhinna-bhinna svarUpoMkA nirUpaNa kara jagatako samatA rasakA amRta pAna kraayaa| basa, itanA hote hI jana-samudAyameM rAga-dveSakI bhAvanAeM miTane lagIM / sAmya bhAva pratyeka prANIke hRdayameM sthAna pAne lagA / amAnuSika atyAcAroM kA pravAha vegase lopa hone lgaa| yajJoMke nAmapara lAkhoM paMzuoMke raktase pRthvIkA raMjita honA ekadama ruka gayA / jAti bheda gata ghRNita rUr3hiyoM kA prAyaH anta ho gayA / samatAvAdakA cAroM Ara sundara zAsana prasArita huA / zAntikA svAgata gharaghara hone lagA / lobhavRtti aura svArtha-kAmanAkI kAyA plttii| jagatameM tyAga aura tapasyAkI pratiSThA bddh'ii| logoMne eka nayI aura camatkArapUrNa sAtvika bhAvanAoMko lekara prANImAtroMke eka navIna prajAtantra yugameM padArpaNa kiyA / bhagavAna mahAvIrane koI navIna bAta nahIM batalAI, parantu bhUle hue duHkhita prANiyoM ko pUrva tIrthakaroM dvArA bhASita ahiMsA dharmakA

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hI tatkAlIna dravya, kAla, kSetra aura bhAvAnusAra satya saMdeza bhinna bhinna dRSTi koNoMse smjhaayaa| unhoMne apane Adarza udAharaNase batalAyA ki ghRNA hI sabase adhika tyAjya hai ghRNA hI sarvanAzakA kAraNa hai / ghRNAko nIva hiMsA hai jo sarvapApoMkA mUla hai / isaliye kisIse ghRNA mata karo / saMsArameM ghRNita vaha hai jo ghRNA karatA hai kyoMki usakA hRdaya ghRNAse ghRNita hai aura usIke vazIbhUna vaha saMsArameM duHkha kleza aura azAntikI bAr3ha le AtA hai / catanA AtmA prANImAtrameM vartamAna hai aura vaha savahI antaH karaNoMmeM ekasA prakAza karatI hai| isaliye kisIko kisI ke prati ghRNA karanekA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| bhagavAna kA Adarza siddhAnta kSaNika nahIM thA, ve pariNAmadarzI the| unakI dhArmika bhAvanAmeM loka kalyANa kA hetu thAM / jisako nAMva kevala satya, vizuddha prema, niHsyArtha bhAvanA aura AhesAke sudRDha pAyoM para racI huI thii| bhagavAna mahAvArake siddhAntameM AtmajJAna, adhyAtmajJAna, tattvajJAna, vijJAna aura syAdvAda kA pUrNa samAveza hone ke kAraNa hI unheM paripUrNa saphalatA milI aura jaina dharma punaH pUrNarUpase vikasita hone lgaa| bar3e bar3e rAjA mahArAjA evaM dhuraMdhara vidvAna vedAntake jJAtA bhagavAnake ahiMsArUpI bhaMDeke nIce A gaye, aura gozAlAkA calAyA huA "AjIvika" aura buddhakA "vauddha dharma" jo bhagavAna mahAvIra ko kevala jJAna prApta hone ke pahale bahuna vegase pracalita ho cuke the, "ahiMsA paramo dharmaH" kA siddhAnta pAlana karate hue bhI, AtmajJAna zUnya honeke karaNa zIghra udaya hokara asta ho gaye yA unakA rUpAntara ho gayA /

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parantu jaina dharma kI nIva abheda kile ke sadRzya sudRr3ha hone ke kAraNa Ajataka dharmoM meM apanA uccAsana gRhaNa kiye hue apane siddhAntakA mahatva vizvavyApI banA rahI hai| yaha jaina dharma kI ahiMsA aura AtmabalakA satya vikAsa hI hai jisane saMsAra kI pAzavika mahAna zakti kA sAmanA mahAtmA gAMdhoke netRtva meM bhArata varSameM kiyA aura kara rahA hai| jisake AdhAra para hI saMsArakI savahI bhArI zaktiyAM "niHzastrI karaNa" ke siddhAntako apanAke vizva zAnti phailAnA cAhatI haiN| 'AhesA' AtmAkA nija guNa honeke kAraNa mahAn zaktizAlI zastra hai satya ke AdhAra para jisakA prabhutva saMsArameM kabhI naSTa nahIM ho sakatA /

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bhagavAna mahAvIra ke gyAraha gaNadhara arthAt 'pramukha-ziSya' apApA nagarIke bAhara jaba bhagavAna ke samavasaraNameM sahasroM prANI amRtamayI prabhukI vANIkA zAMti rasapAna kara rahe the taba usa nagarImeM somila nAmaka brAmhaNake yahAM eka bahuta bar3e yajJakI taiyArI ho rahI thii| usameM bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM evaM pradezAMke bar3ebar3e dhurandhara vidvAna, AcArya aura pAData Amantrita kiye gaye the / unameM se mukhya govhara nAmaka vastIse gautama gotrIya vasu bhUti ke tIna putra indrabhUti, agnibhUte aura vAyubhUti apane pAMca-pAMca sau ziSyoM ke sAtha usa yajJameM padhAre / ve apana samayake vidvAnoM meM prakAMDa tejasvI aura sarvazreSTha gine jAte the| unake bAda kollAka gAMvase vyakta aura saudharma nAmaka pracaMDa paMDita loga vahAM aaye| unake sAtha unake eka hajAra ziSya bhI the| isI prakAra bhinnabhinna sthAnoMse maMDita aura maurya apane sADhe tAna sau ziSyoM ke sAtha aura akaMpa, acalabhAta, maitArya Ara zrIprabAsa apane tIna tIna sau ziSyoMke sAtha usa yajJameM sammilita hue| 92

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yoM to ve gyArahoM paMDita apane samayake diggaja vidvAna the aura dhArmika vidyAoM meM evaM aneka bhASAoMmeM sarvAMga adhikAra rakhate the| taba bhI unake hRdayameM dhArmika viSayoM meM koI na koI zaMkA banI rahatI thI, jise ve, apane pAMDityameM dhakkA laganeke bhayase, kisIke sAmane pragaTa nahIM kara sakate the| indrabhUtike mana meM 'jIva hai yA nahIM' yaha saMzaya ghusA huA thA; agnibhUti ke dilameM 'karma koI padArtha hai yA nahIM' yaha cakkara par3A huA thA; vAyubhUtiko 'yaha zarIra hI jIva hai yA jIva koI pRthaka padArtha hai yaha zaMkA thI; vyaktako 'jagata koI vAstavika padArtha hai yA zanya hai| yaha bhAva satA rahA thA; saudharmakA mana 'javike janmAntaroMke rUpoM meM samatA aura viSamatA' kI udher3abuna kara rahA thA; maMDita ko 'mukti aura baMdha hai yA nahIM' isI bAtakI paMcAyata par3I thI, maurya devoM hAke astitvameM zaMkAzIla the; akampako 'naraka gati hai yA nahIM' yaha vicAra becaina kara rahA thA; acalabhrAtako 'puNya aura pApa' evaM metAryako 'paralokake astitva aura AtmAkI svatantratA' aura zrI prabhAsako 'muktikI vidyamAnatA' meM nAnA prakArake saMkalpa vikalpa ho rahe the| parantu unameMse koI bhI apanI zaMkAoMkA samAdhAna auroMse karavAnA apanI nyUnatA samajhatA thA / ve sadA zaMkAzIla bane rahate the magara zaMkA miTAnekA kucha bhI upAya nahIM karate the| unake sivAya dizA vidizAoMse aura bhI itara paMDita loga bhI usa yajJameM sammilita hue the| yajJa bahuta bar3A thA isalie vahAM cAroM orase apAra bhIr3a jamA ho rahI thii| ___eka ora somilake yahAM yajJakI dhUma ho rahI thI / dUsarI aura bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM devatAoMkA Agamana tejIke sAtha ho

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rahA thA / apane-apane svA~se devatA loga usa samavasaraNameM prabhu kA upadeza sunaneke lie A rahe the| pahale to yaha kautuka dekha indrabhUti Adiko bahuta hI harSa huA / ve socane lage ki devatA oMke vimAna hamAre yajJakI ora A rahe haiM sacamuca hamAre mantroMmeM bar3I hI zakti hai / parantu jaba ve devatAoMke vimAna sarvajJa bhagavAna mahAvIrake samavasaraNakI ora jAne lage to una paMDitoMkA harpa vilIna ho gayA / ve socane lage ki yaha koI indrajAla jo nahIM hai ki devatAgaraNa kadAcit bhUlakara yajJa meM AnakI apekSA kahIM anyatra bhaTaka rahe haiN| isa vAtakI jaba unhoMne pUchatAcha kI to unheM patA lagA ki yahAM koI mahAvIra nAmakA sarvajJa AyA huA hai usIke samavasaraNameM ye devatA loga jA rahe haiN| yaha bAta jAnakara indrabhUti zrAdi vidvAnoMko bar3A krodha AyA / ve socane lage ki duniyA meM koI bhI hamase adhika vidvAna nahIM hai, yaha mahAvIra kahAMkA sarvajJa hai, yaha to avazya koI DhoMgI mAyAjAlI hai ile calakara sIdhA karanA cAhie aura usake pAkhaMDako pola sabakI upasthitimeM kholanA cAhie / isa prakAra krodhita ho vaha indrabhUti vahAM se bhagavAnakI ora cala pdd'aa| vaha usa samavasaraNameM AyA ki usakI racanA dekha cakita ho gayA / phira vaha Age bar3hA aura apane pAMca sau ziSya sahita vinA bhagavAnako sarakAra tathA vinaya kiye hI sabhA maMDapameM bhagavAnake sanmukha uddaNDatApUrvaka upasthita huaa| jyoMhI vaha bhagavAna ke sanmukha AyA tyoMhI sarvajJa prabhune usakA nAma lekara use usake gotrIya zabdoMmeM sambodhita kiyA / phira to indrabhUtiko kucha acaMbhA huA phira bhI usane socA ki "maiM to jagavikhyAta

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hUM, merA nAma kauna nahIM jAnatA / mere prakANDa pAMDityakI carcA to cAroM ora phaila rahI hai kahIM inhoMne bhI merA nAma, gotra samavasaraNa meM praveza karate vakta kisI se suna liyA hogaa| inakI sarvajJatA to maiM tava mAnUM, jaba ye mere manogata bhAvoMko akSarazaH pUre-pUre batA deN|" itanA vicAra indrabhUti ke manameM Ate hI bhagavAna bole pAMDatarAja ! 'jIva hai yA nahIM yaha savAla tumheM satA rahA hai| cadoM kI sAdhaka aura bAdhaka RcAoM ko par3hakara zrApakA mana saMdehase bharA huA hai / parantu Apane veda vAkyoMko bhalI bhAMti samajhA hI nhiiN| cintA dUra kIjiye aura unhIM RcAoMkara cAstavika artha samajhakara apane saMdeha ko miTAiye / " tadanantara sarvajJa bhagava.nane unhIM RcAoMke arthakI vistArapUrvaka vyAkhyA kara indrabhUtikA sandeha dUra kiyaa| unhoMne siddha kiyA ki jo jAnatA hai aura dekhatA hai vahI jIva hai aura zarIra to vastrAdikI taraha kevala upabhogakI vastu hai| isakA pUrNa vivaraNa jaina-zastroM meM uttama rItise kalpasUtra aura bhagavatI Adi sUtroM meM pAyA jAtA hai| jisa zaMkAke sindhumeM indrabhUti gautama varSoMse gote 'lagA rahA thA, vaha bhagavAnake sadopadezase bAtakI bAtameM kinAre A lagA / ava bhagavAna mahavIrakI sarvajJAmeM use jarA bhI saMdeha na rahA, balki usake pAMDityakA abhinAna bhI cUra-cUra ho gyaa| use vairAgya utpanna ho gayA / phira to usane bhagavAnako namratApUrvaka namana kiyA / aura unakA ziSya hokara dIkSita honekI putATa abhilASA prakaTa kI / yogya adhikArI jAna prabhune indrabhUti

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gautamako usake pAMca sau ziSyoM sahita dIkSA dekara use apanA prathama ziSya bnaayaa| ___indrabhUtikI dIkSAkI sUcanA nagarameM bijalI kI taraha phaila gii| yaha suna agnibhUtiko bhI krodha AyA aura vaha apana diggaja bhAIko eka sAdhAraNa vairAgIphI mAyAjAlale chur3Ane ke hetu apane pAMcasau ziSyoM sahita usa samavasaraNameM zrA pahuMcA / usa para bhI vahIM bItI jo indrabhUtike sAtha huI thii| use bhI usI prakAra sambodhita kara bhagavAnane usake mana kA "karma koI padArtha hai ki nahIM" yaha saMzaya nivAraNa kiyaa| taba to agnibhUtiko bhI bhagavAnakI sarvajJatA mvAkAra karanI par3I aura vaha bhI apane pAMcasau ziSyoMke sAtha dIkSita ho bhagavAna kA dUsarA ziSya ho gayA / isa prakAra vAyubhUti Adi itara a.Tha prakAMDa paMDita kramazaH apanI-apanI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna karane hetu apane ziSyoM sahita bhagavAna ke samavasaraNane Aye / sarvajJa bhagavAna mahAvIrane unako sava zaMkAe syAdvada siddhAMtake anusAra veda RcAoM ke mahI-sahI artha dvArA samAdhAna kara dii| taba to unakI pracura vidvatAkA ghamaMDa tApaJcarakI taraha utara gyaa| ve a.ne-apane ziSyoM sahita jaina dharnameM dIkSita ho gaya / jisakA vistArapUrvaka vivaraNa zAstroMmeM upalabdha hai| aba to ukta gyArahake gyAraha pracaMDa paMDita apane 4400 ziSyoM sahita bhagavAna mahAvIrake pramukha ziSya arthAta gaNadhara bana gaye / tadanantara bhagavAnane bhI inhIM ziSyoM dvArA 'ahiMsA paramo dharma:' kA amRtamayo apUrva zAMtidAyaka sanya siddhAnna deza dezAnarA meM phailAnA prAraMbha kara diyA /

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candanavAlA aura megha kumAra Adi kI dIkSA jaba bhagavAna ko kevala jJAna prAta ho gayA aura aApA purImeM indrabhUti, agnibhUti Adi tejasvI paMDitoMne apanI hAra svIkAra karake prabhukI zaraNa gahI taba to unake agAdha atmavala tapa aura tejakI mahimA dizA vidizAoM meM phailate phailate kozAmbI pahuMcI jahAM candanabAlA rahatI thii| . candanavAlAne yaha pratijJA kara hI lI thI ki prabhuko kevala jJAna hone para dIkSA gRhaNa karUMgI / tadanusAra vaha bhI apanI kucha saheliyoMke sAtha prabhu ke pAsa pahuMcI aura unase apaneko dIkSita kara lenekI vinamra prArthanA kI / prabhune apane jJAnase usakI antarAtmAko pahicAna ra use dIkSita kara liyaa| usake sAtha anya mahilAoMne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kI / bhagavAnane candanabAlAko sahI sAdhiyoMkI mukhiyA, aisA pada pradAna kiyaa| usa samaya aura bhI nara nAriyoMne zrAvaka aura zrAvikAoM kA vrata dhAraNa kiyA / isa prakAra sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA rUpa caturvidha saMghakI sthApanA huii| isake bAda prabhuke dvArA gaNadhara bhI utpAda, vyaya aura dhruva, isa tripadIke jJAnase pratibodhita kiye gaye / usIke AdhAra para phira gaNadharoMne 'dvAdazAMgI' kI uttama racanA kii| vahAMse vihArakara rAstemeM kaI sthAnoM para jagatake duHkhI jIvoM ko apane amRta upadeza dvArA zAnti pahuMcAte hue prabhu eka dina rAjagRhameM padhAre / prabhuke AgamanakA saMdeza vahAM ke rAjA zreNika

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ko milate hI usane unake darzana karane kI taiyArI kii| rAjaputroMne bhI yaha saMdeza sunA / ve bhI prabhu ke darzana karaneko rAjA zreNikake sAtha padhAre / bhagavAnake samIpa Akara unhoMne bar3I zraddhA, bhakti aura vinaya sahita prabhukI bandanA kI / phira prabhune unheM samyaktva kA tatva samajhAyA; jise sunakara rAjakumAra abhayane to usI samaya zrAvaka dharma aMgIkAra kara liyA aura megha kumAra, jo rAjA kA jeSTha putra thA, vairAgya bhAvase parilpAvita ho gyaa| ghara para Akara megha kumAra apane mAtA pitAse colA 'merA mana aba saMsAra meM nahIM lagatA, saMsAra to mujhe bahuta saMtApakAraka pratIta hotA hai, mujhe AjJA dIjiye to maiM bhagavAna mahAvIrakI zaraNa jAkara, dIkSA gRhaNa kara, AtmA saMzodhana karUM / ' rAjAko yaha bAta sunakara bahuta acaMbhA huA ki bhagavAnake eka hI dina ke upadezane rAjaputrake manameM vairAgyakA ghara kara liyaa| phira to rAjA ne rAjakumArako bahuterA samajhAyA / unhoMne eka dina kA rAjya use dekara, usakI mahimA evaM sukhakA pralobhana dikhAkara unake citta kI vRttiyoMko saMsAra-sukhakI ora khIMcaneke kaI prayAsa kiye; parantu ve saba niSphala hue / megha kumArakI vairAgya bhAvanA jyoM kI yo sudRr3ha banI rahI / taba to rAjAko upe dIkSA grahaNa karanekI anumati denI par3I / tatpazcAt megha kunAra prabhuke pAsa Aye aura apane Antarika vicAra unake sanmukha pragaTa kiye / bhagavAnane bhI usake pariNAmoMkI rUpa rekhA parakhakara use dIkSA de dii| rAtrimeM nava dIkSita muni medhakumArako usa sthAnapara sonA par3A, nahAMse unake pUrva dIkSita sAdhuoMke Ane-jAnekA mArga thaa| muniyoMke bAhara jAne mAnemeM aneka bAra megha muniko unake paiga

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ke prahAra sahana karane par3e / basa eka hI rAtakI isa vedanAne meSa munike vicAroMmeM parivartana kara diyaa| unakA mana saMyamase haTa gayA / ve socane lage ki 'prAtaHkAla hI prabhuke sanmukha jAkara maiM isa vratako tyAga duuNgaa|' prAtaHkAla hote hI meghamuni bhagavAnake pAsa Aye aura rAtrikA saba vRtAMta sunAkara saMyama vrata chor3a dene kI apanI icchA prakaTa kI / taba prabhu bole 'devAnupriya rAtrikI isa choTI sI vedanAse tuma itane vyAkula ho gaye; tuma apane pUrva bhavakI bAta yAta yAda kro| 'tumane pUrva bhavameM kSaNika uttama kSamA evaM dayAke kAraNa ucca gatikA bAMdha bAMdha liyA thA / yadi yaha bAta tumheM smaraNa ho jAve to tuma saMyamabrata chor3aneke badale saMsArako saMyamakI ora khocanameM laga jAoge taba to megha muni hAtha jor3akara bhagavAnase apane apUrva bhayakI bAta batAne ke lie prArthanA kii| meSa munikI yaha bhAvanA dekha prabhu bole 'bhavya meSakumAra ! pUrva bhavameM tU eka hAthI thA / terA nAma meruprabha thA / tU viMdhyAcala ke banapradezameM hAthiniyoMkA yUthapati banakara rahatA thaa| eka dina usa banameM bhayaMkara Aga lagA, taba tUne apanI kula hathiniyoMko sAtha lekara usI banake eka jalAzaya ke nikaTa lAkara unheM vizrAma diyA / agni kI cAlAse dUsare bana ke prANI bhI bhAgakara tere vizrAma sthAnameM ghusa Aye / usa samaya par3osakI AMcake kAraNa tere badana meM kucha khujalI calI, taba apane badanako khujalAne ke lie tUne apanA eka pAMva Upara uThAyA, itanemeM hI eka bhayAtura kharagoza tere usa uThAye hue pairake nIce Akara baiTha gyaa| yaha socakara ki 'aba yadi pAMva nIce rakhA to yaha prANo dabakara mara

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nAyagA, tUne apanA vaha pAMva dayAke kAraNa pUre tIna dinataka Upara hI uThA rakhA / tIsare dina jaba agni zAMta par3I aura saba prANI vahAMse cale gaye, to apanI pyAsa bujhAneke hetu jalAzayake pAsa jAneke kAraNa namInapara TikA nahIM aura tU dhar3Amase girakara usI samaya mara gaya / usa tIna hI dinakI pavitra dayAke kAraNa marakara isa bhavameM tU manuSya rUpameM Akara rAjaputra banA / ataH aba isa saMyama vratako dhAraNakara use chor3anA kAyarapana hai aba to tujhe eka vIrakI bhAMti kA~para vijaya prApta karanA cAhie / bhagavAnake isa amRtamaya upadezako suna meghamuniko jAti smaraNa jJAna paidA ho gayA / usane apane pUrva bhava bhI sArI bAteM jAnalI / taba to meghamunikA vicalita mana punaH saMyamatratameM sudRr3ha ho gayA aura usI dinase ve kaThorase kaThora tapakI ArAdhanA karane lge| isI prakAra bhagavAnane gRhasthI avasthAke jAmAtA jAmAli evaM unakI putrI priya darzanAjI ne bhI bhagavAnake loka hitakAraka upadezako sunakara kuNDagrAmameM dIkSA lelii| inameMse mithyAtva kA udaya hone ke kAraNa nAmAlito mithyAtvI hI bane rahe; parantu priya darzanAjIne prabhukI zaraNa gahakara uttama sAdhvI jIvana bitAnA AraMbha kara diyaa| grahastha arthAt zrAvaka dharma jaina zAstroMke paThanase aisA pratIta hotA hai ki Ajase paccIsa sau varSa pUrva yaha bhAratabhUmi svarNamayI bhUmi thii| kyoMki prabhu

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mahAvIrane jaba gRhastha dharmakA upadeza diyA taba jina-jina gRhasthiyoM ne zrAvaka dharma aMgIkAra kiyA ve sabake saba prAyaH karor3apati hI the| jinakI karor3apatikI gaNanA cAMdI ke rupayoM se nahIM, varan sonaiyA arthAt sonekI moharAse hotI thii| vANijya gAMvameM jaba prabhu padhAre to vahAM Ananda nAmakA eka seTha rahatA thA / vaha bAraha karor3a sonayAkA svAmI thA / bhagavAnake satopadezase usane zrAvaka dharma svIkAra kiyA aura usI dinase ahiMsAkA saccA upAsaka bana gyaa| bhagavAnakA ahiMsAkA upadeza AtmazuddhikA upadeza thA / vinA ahiMsAke Atmazuddhi ho hI nahIM sakatI / bhagavAna mahAvIrane Atmazuddhi ke lie pRthaka-pRthaka tarIke batAye haiN| jyoM-jyoM prANo svArtha aura tRSNAko tajatA hai tyoM-tyoM vaha AtmakalyANakI ora agrasara hotA jAtA hai / aura jaba vaha pUrNa nirvikAra rAgadveSa rahita ho jAtA hai taba hI usakI pUrNa vizuddhi ho jAtI hai / isI svArtha aura tRSNAko naSTa karaneke lie prabhu mahAvIrane pAMca bAteM batAI haiM / arthAta ahiMsA, satya, asteya, bramhacarya aura aparigraha / ina ahiMsAdi pAMca vratoMke ucca Adarzako pratyeka vyakti pUrNarUpeNa pAlana nahIM kara sakatA isalie prabhu mahAvIrane ise aNuvrata aura mahAvrata ina do bhAgoMmeM bAMTa diyaa| ina do vibhAgoMmeM baMTa jAnese inameM vyavahArikatA A gaI; tathA sAdhAraNa zakti vAloMke lie bhI AtmakalyANakA mArga khula gayA / aNuvrata kA pravRtti mArga bhI nivRtti mArgapara le jAnevAlA bana gayA; ataH aNu

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102 vRtakI prata nivRtti mArgake tyA pravRtti saMsArameM vratakI pravRtti Atma-kalyANameM vAdhaka na banakara sAdhaka bana gii| pravRtti mArgameM nivRtti mArgake tyAga, tapa, saMyamAdi kA samAveza ucita rItise ho jAneke kAraNa pravRtti saMsArameM lipta ho jAne ke vAtAvaraNase baca gyii| tadanusAra bhagavAna mahAvIrane samAjako, gRhastha aura muni, ina do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA / gRhasthake liye aNuvratoM kA tathA muniyoMko mahAvrata pAlana karane kA Adeza diyA / brata donoM ke liye samAna haiM; antara kevala itanA hI hai ki unhoMne gRhastha ke liye vehI pAMca vrata sthUla rUpa se apanI zakti aura paristhitike anusAra dravya, kAla, bhAva, kSetra ko lakSameM rakhakara puruSArtha sahita pAlana karane kA Adeza diyA tathA munike liye ve hI pAMca vrata pUrNa rUpase pAlana karane kA upadeza diyaa| isa prakAra muni dharma ke sAtha hI sAtha prabhune zrAvaka dharma kA bhI upadeza denA AraMbha kiyA / Ananda zrAvakake pazcAt bhagavAnane campAnagarImeM kAmadevajI zrAvakako zrAvaka dharmakA mahatva smjhaayaa| unake pAsa aThAraha karor3a sonaiyoMkI sampati thii| prabhu satopadezase unhoMne saba prakArake pramAdoMkA tyAga kara diyA; aura prabhuke uttama zrAvaka bana gye| vANArasI aura a.lambikAmeM bhagavAnake upadezase bhinnabhinna vastiyoM meM culaNopiyAjI, surAdevajI cUlazatakAdine zrAvakoM ke uttama bAraha dharmoM ko dhAraNa kiyA / phira bhagavAna kapilapura padhAre / vahAM kuMDa kaulikako dharmopadeza diyaa| yaha kuNDakaulika gyAraha karor3a saunayoMkA svAmI thA aura inake pAsa sATha hajAra gAyeM bhI thiiN| bhagavAnake upadezakA ina para' itanA prabhAva par3A ki ve usI dinase zrAvaka dharma pAlate hue japa, tapa, saMyamAdi kI uttama

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kriyAoMmeM saMlagna rahane lage / eka samaya jaba kuNDakaulika sAmAyika kara rahe the taba inake dRr3ha nizcaya kI parIkSA karane ke liye eka deva Akara bolA "he kuNDa phaulika ! tU gauzAlA prarUpita niyativAda ke siddhAnta para kyoM nahIM calatA jo hone vAlA hai vaha to hokara hI rahegA; vyartha ke kriyA kAeDoM dvArA kaSTa uThAnese kyA phAyadA hai ityAdi' taba to kuNDa kaulikajIne kahA "deva ! terA kahanA kadAcit Thoka bhI ho, parantuM jo bAta pratyakSa hai use pramANa kI kyA jarUrata hai, yama aura niyamAdimeM yadi kucha nahIM hai to tujhe yaha deva Rddhi kaise prApta huii|" taba deva bolA "mujhe to vinA hI yama niyamAdike devagati prApta huI hai|" kuNDa kaulikajIne uttara diyA ki "yadi aisA hI hai to jagatake anekoM jIva jo kucha bhI dharma-karma nahIM karate ve sabake saba deva kyoM nahIM bana gye|" isa para deva cupa hokara vahAM se calA gayA aura kueDa phaulika apane dharma karmameM aura dRr3ha bana gyaa| isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIrane aneka puruSoMko zrAvaka dharmakA upadeza diyA aura unheM muktike mArgapara agrasara kara diyA / inhIM zrAvakoM dvArA banavAye hue cittAkarSaka vizAla mandira evaM purAtana pAThagRha aura biMbAdi aneka sthAnoM meM Aja bhI bhAratavarSameM vartamAna haiM aura jinakA vistArapUrvaka varNana sthAna-sthAna para jainazAstroM meM upalabdha hai|

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104 puruSArtha aura parAkrama kumbhakAra saddAla putrakA saMzaya chedana sthAna-sthAna vicarate hue eka dina prabhu polAsapura padhAre / vahAM sahAlaputra nAmakA kumhAra rahatA thaa| vaha gauzAlAkA kaTTara anuyAyI thA / vaha apane guruke 'niyativAda' ke siddhAMtoM ko isa prakAra apanA cukA thA ki bar3ese bar3e vidvAna usakA sAmanA nahIM karate the / usakA yaha siddhAMta thA ki 'saMsArameM jo vastu athavA honahAra honevAlI hotI hai vaha avazya hokara rahatI hai; usameM kisI vAtakA vicAra vinimaya karanekI evaM ugaya racane kI koI AvazyakatA hI nhiiN|' eka dina prabhu apane upadezameM zrotAoMko puruSArthoM kI mahimA evaM samayAnukUla parAkramakA upadeza evaM AtmarakSA hetu samajhA rahe the| usa samaya sadAla putra bhI vahAM baiThA huA dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa ye cAra puruSArtha evaM AtmarakSAke hetu parAkrama, vala, aura voryakA vivecana suna rahA thA / parantu usake manameM gauzAlA kA niyativAda hI ghara kara baiThA thaa| use prabhuko sarvajJatApara saMdeha thA tisapara bhI bhagavAnake prati Adara satkArakI bhAvanA usake manameM jAgRta ho rahI thii| usIse prerita ho, vyAkhyAna khatama hone ke bAda usane prabhuke caraNoM meM namana kiyA aura prArthanA kI ki 'bhagavan ! isI nagarake bAhara merI dUka.neM haiM / acchA ho ki merI zaMkA nivAraNa karane ke lie kucha kAlataka Apa vahAM ThahareM / ' bhagavAnane saddAlakI prArthanA svIkAra kara lI aura vahIM padhAra gye|

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105 eka dina jaba sadAlake naukara usake banAye hue miTTIke baratanoM ko dhUpameM sukhA rahe the, taba prabhune pUchA "sadAla ! kaho ye vartana kisa prakAra haiM ?" sadAlane uttara diyA, "pahale miTTI lAyA, usameM pAnI aura rAkha milAI, phira usakI lugadI cAka para car3hAkara icchAnukUla bartana banA liye gaye / ' isapara prabhune phira pUchA, "sadAla ! inake banAnemeM bala, vIrya, puruSArtha, parizramAdi lage yA nahIM; yA ye yohIM banakara taiyAra ho gaye / " sadAla bolA "nahIM prabhu ! ye yoMhI banakara taiyAra ho gaye; yahI to mere gurukA siddhAnta hai / jo vastu bhAvIke bala jaisI bhI vaha hotI hai, hokara rahatI hai| usameM kisI bhI prakArake kriyAkAMDa aura parizramakA avalambana nahIM mAnA jAtA / " isapara prabhune usase kahA "kyoM saddAla / yadi tere ina bartanoM ko koI cora uThA le jAve; yA inheM koI tor3a-phor3a DAle; athavA koI Akara terI strIkA satItva haranA cAhe to inameMse pratyeka vyakti ke sAtha tU kisa prakAra vartAva karegA ?" sadAlane kahA "bhagavAn bAvakI bAta hI kyA ? use to lAta, cUMse thappar3oMse sIdhA karUMgA aura bane to jindA bhI na chodduuNgaa|" prabhu bole "sadAla ! vicAra kara bola / tU svayaM apane siddhAntoM kI hatyA na kara / tere siddhAnta ke anusAra to jo hone vAlA hotA hai vaha to hokara hI rahatA hai| bartanoMkA curAnA, tor3anA phor3anA, patnIke pAtitrata dharma ko hAni pahuMcAnA ityAdi, vinA kisI prakArake utthAna bala, vIrya, puruSArthake tere matAnusAra hone vAlA hai vaha to hokara hI rahegA / tujhe unheM rokane ke liye lAta, dhUMse aura jAna lene kI AvazyakatA hI kyA hai|" prabhukI isa bANIko suna saddAlakA bhrama dUra ho gyaa| usane apane siddhAntakA khokhalApana jAna liyA / vaha prabhuke caraNoM meM A girA

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aura bolA "sarvajJa / Apato ghaTa-ghaTakI jAnate haiN| ApakA syAdvAda siddhAnta maiM Ajataka sunatA hI thA aba to usapara merI pUrNa zraddhA ho gaI hai / mujhe bhI apanA ziSya banAkara syAd vAda ke siddhAntako mere hRdaya meM utAriye / aura ApakI zaraNAgati pradAna kIjiye / " isapara bhagavAnane use syAdvada dharma ke san siddhAntoMkA mahatva samajhAyA aura use zrAvaka dharmakI dIkSA dekara vahAMse gamana kara diyaa| vahAMse rAjagRhameM padhArakara caubIsa karor3a svarNa mudrAke dhanI mahAzataka aura unakI patnI revatIko bho zrAvaka dharma ke bAraha vratoM se vibhUSita kiyA / rAjarSi prasannacandra muni evaM gRhastha dharmakA sundara upadeza dete hue vo sthAnasthAnapara puruSArtha aura parAkramako sundara mahimAkA prarUpaNa karate hue anukramase bihAra karate karate prabhu mahAvIra potanapurakI ora jA nikale / usa samaya vahAM rAjA prasannacandra rAjya karatA thaa| jyoM hI prabhu usake nagarame padhAra to usa nagarake bAhara manorama nAmaka udyAnameM devatAoMne samavasaraNakI racanA kii| vahAM kA rAjA prasannacandra usI samaya prabhukI vaMdanA karane AyA / prabhukI dezanA suna usako usI samaya vairAgya utpanna ho gayA / vaha apane ghara AyA aura rAjakAjakA bhAra apane lar3akeko sauMpa, use maMtri oMke havAle karake, prabhuke pAsa Akara dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| tatpazcAta rAjarSi prasannacandra bhagavAna ke sAtha-sAtha bihAra karane lge| kucha samaya pazcAta bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRha nagarImeM padhAre / yaha samAcAra suna harSAyamAna ho rAjA zreNika saha kuTumba prabhukI candanA karaneko khAnA huaa| usakI senAke agragAmI sumukha

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107 aura durmukha do mithyAdRSTi senApati ApasameM bAtacIta karate hue Age-Aga cala rahe the / mArgameM unhoMne prasannacandra muniko eka paira para khar3e aura UMce hAtha kiye hue; AtApanA karate hue dekhA / unheM dekhakara sumukha bolA; 'aisI kaThina tapasyA karanevAleke lie svarga aura mokSa kucha bhI durlabha nahIM hai|' yaha sunakara durmukha bolA, are yaha to potanapurakA rAjA prasannacandra hai| isane apane choTe se lar3akeko apanA bar3A rAjya dekara kitanI vipattimeM DAla diyA hai / usake mantrI campAnagarIke rAjA dadhivAhanase jA mile haiM aura unhoMne usakA rAjya chur3A leneke lie usapara car3hAI kara dI hai| isI prakAra isakI rAniyAM bhI rAjya chor3akara calI gaI haiN| yaha koI dharma hai / ' ina vacanoMne prasannacandra ke dhyAnako vicalita kara diyA aura ve socane lage 'are mere una akRtajJa maMtriyoMko bArambAra dhikkAra hai| yadi isa samaya maiM vahAM upasthita hotA to unheM isa vizvAsaghAtakA phala cakhAtA / ' aise saMkalpa vikalpoMse vyAkula hokara prasannacandra muni apane munitrAko bhUla gaye aura apane ko rAjA samajhakara mana hI mana maMtriyoM ke sAtha yuddha karane lge| itane hI meM rAjA zreNikakI savArI vahAM A pahuMcI aura usane prasannacandra munikI vinayapUrvaka vandanA kii| vahAMse calakara vaha vIra prabhuke samIpa AyA aura darzana, vaMdanAkara vinaya sahita usane prabhuse pUchA, 'he prabhu ! isa prakAra ugra avasthAmeM yadi muni prasannacandrakI mRtyu ho jAve to unheM kauna sI gati prApta hogI ? prabhune uttara diyA ki ve sAtaveM naraphameM jAyaMge / ' yaha sunakara rAjA zreNika bar3e vicArameM par3a gye| kyoMki rAjA zreNikane yaha sunA thA ki muni kabhI narkameM jAte hI nahIM / ataeva usane socA

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108 ki kahIM usake sunane meM pharaka na par3a gayA ho usane phirase pUchA 'bhagavan yadi muni prasannacandra isa samaya matyu pA jAya to kauna sI gatimeM jAyege ?' prabhune kahA ki-'aba ve sarvArtha siddhi vimAna meM jaayge| rAjA zreNika aba to 'cakkarameM par3a gye| unhoMna bUlA bhagavan ! Apane eka hI kSaNake antarapara do bAteM ekadUsarI se viparIta kahIM isakA kAraNa kyA hai / mere isa saMzayako meTiye / tava prabhune rAjAkI utkaMThA dekha use yoM kahA-zreNika ! dhyAnake bhedameM prasannacandra muni kI avasthA do prakAra kI ho gii| pahile durmukhake vacanoMse prasannamuni atyayanta krodhita ho apane maMtriyoMse mana hI mana yudva kara rahe the; usI samaya tumane unakI vaMdanAkI thI; aura Akara mujhase prazna pUchA thaa| usa samaya unakI sthiti narakagAta ke yogya ho rahI thii| usake pazcAt unhoMne manameM vicAra ki aba to mere saba zatra khUTa gaye, isaliye aba maiM zirastrANase hI zatruoM kA nAza kruuNgaa| aisA socakara unhoMne apanA hAtha zira para pherA / vahAM apane loca kiye hue cikane zirako dekha, unheM tatkAla apane munivratakA smaraNa ho pAyA jisase unheM apane kiyekA bahuta pazcAtApa huaa| apane isa kRtyakI AlocanAkara ve phira zukla dhyAnameM magna ho gye| usI samaya tumane punaH dUsarA prazna kiyA / aura usI kAraNa tumhAre dUsare praznakA uttara dUsarA diyA gayA / isa prakAra zreNika aura sarvajJa bhagavAnakI bAta cIta ho hI rahI thI ki itanemeM hI prasannacandra munike samIpa deva dundubhi vagairaH kI gaganabhedI AvAja sunAI dene lgii| use sunakara zreNikane pUchA

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106 'svAmI ! yaha kyA huA / ' prabhune kahA- 'dhyAnastha muni prasannacandrako isI kSaNa kevala jJAnakI prApti huI hai| devatA loga usI kI khuzI manA rahe haiN|' satyAgrahI seTha sudarzana aura arjuna mAlI kaI sthAnoMpara vicarate hue eka bAra phira bhagavAna rAjagRhImeM padhAre / bhagavAnake padhAranekI sUcanA milate hI sArA nagara Ananda se umar3a utthaa| usa nagarIke sudarzana seThakI icchA bhI prabhuke darzanArtha jAgRta huI / unakA mana bhagavAnake prati prema aura bhakti se bhara gyaa| ve turanta hI apane mAtA-pitAke pAsa Aye aura prabhu ke darzanake lie jAnekI AjJA maaNgii| mAtA-pitAne unakI vinatI asvIkAra kara dI / ve bole- 'beTA ! arjuna mAlIke zarIrameM eka asura praveza kara gayA hai| vaha gAMvake bAhara ghUmatA phiratA hai aura pratidina chai puruSa aura eka strIkA prANa apaharaNa karatA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki rAjAne bhI akele zaharake bAhara jAnekI manAI kara dI hai| isalie tuma yahIMse prabhukI vandanA kara lo| ve sarvajJa haiM tumhArI bhAva bhakti aura vandanAko ve avazya svIkAra kara leNge|' parantu satya aura premapara DaTA huA manuSya aisI bhArutAkI bAta hI kaise suna sakatA hai / seTha sudarzana to ahiMsA, satya, prema aura bhaktise sane hue the, ve apane hRdayameM prabhu-bhaktiko sthAna de cuke the / bhayake lie unake sAhasI hRdayameM jagaha hI na thii| satya, bhakti ko lekara masta-prabhu caraNoMke darzanArtha pitAkI AjJA lekara seTha sudarzana bhagavAnakI ora cala pdd'e| ve mana hI mana socane lage ki satyakI mahimA aura Atmazaktike Age zArIrika rAkSasI zakti

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110 kI hastI hI kyA hai jo avinAzI AtmApara ghAta pahuMcA ske| agara bhagavAnake prati merI saccI bhAkti hai to arjuna mAlI merA bigAr3a hI kyA sakatA hai kyoMki satyakI to sadaiva vijaya hotI hai| isa prakAra vicAra karate hue seTha sudarzana gAMvake bAhara zrA gaye / thor3I derake bAda arjuna mAlIkI dRSTi seThapara par3I / vaha apanA mugdara lekara zerakI taraha lapakatA huA vahAM A phuNcaa| arjunakI isa lapakase seTha tilamAtra bhI bhayabhIta na hue, apitu prabhukA dhyAna karate hue parama zAMti aura prasannatAke sAtha jamInapara baiTha gye| arjunane pAsa Ate hI mugdara uThAyA aura sudarzanako mAranA cAhA / jyoM hI usane apanA mugdara sirapara uThAyA tyoMhI usake hAtha vahIMke vahIM raha gaye / bahuterA prayatna karanepara bhI usake hAtha nIce na A ske| yaha dekhakara apanI zaktipara use bar3A hI krodha AyA / lajjAke mAre vaha idhara-udhara jhuMjhalAne lagA aura TakaTakI lagAkara sudarzanajI kI ora dekhane lgaa| antameM jaba arjunane apane mana hI mana hara prakArase hAra mAna lI tabato usake zarIrameM jo asura gata chai mahInoMse ghusA huA thA chor3akara bhAga gyaa| isake bAda arjuna aceta ho dharatIpara gira par3A / seTha suda zanake satyAgrahI pUrNa vijaya huii| thor3I dera bAda jaba arjunako ceta huA taba to usane bar3I namratAse mudarzanajIse pUchA-'bhAI ! Apa kauna haiM ? kahAM rahate haiM aura kahAM jA rahe haiM ?' sudarzanajIne kahA-'bhAI ! merA nAma sudarzana hai; maiM isI gAMvameM rahatA hUM aura zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana tathA vandanAko jA rahA huuN|' yaha suna arjunakA mana bhI bhagavAna ke darzana, bandanAdi ke liye akulAyA / vaha bolA-'bhAI !

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111 sudarzana ! maiM to jAtikA mAlI hUM; merI bhI icchA bhagavAna ke darzana karane kI hai| unake upadeza sunakara maiM apanA janma saphala karanA cAhatA huuN| Apake sAtha calakara kyA bhagavAna taka merI bhI pahuMca sambhava hai ?' isapara sudarzanajI bole-'nissandeha ! tuna eka bAra kyA, sau bAra bhagavAna kI zaraNa meM parama harSake sAtha jA sakate ho / jAti-pAti kA vahAM koI bhI bheda nahIM hai| unake ziSya aura zaraNAgata honemeM deza, kAla aura pAtra jarA bhI bAdhaka nahIM banate / tuna avazyameva mere sAtha vahAM cala sakate ho|' yaha sunakara harSAyamAna ho arjuna seTha sudarzanake sAtha bhagacAnake pAsa jAne ko uTha khar3A huaa| ve donoM bhagavAnake pAsa Aye / vidhivat vandana kara ve bhagavAna ke sAmane baiTha gaye / parama sundara, jagata hitakArI bhagavAna kA upadeza sunakara sudarzanajI to apane ghara ko Agaye aura arjuna mAlI bhagavAnakA ziSya banakara cahIM rahane lgaa| ava to vaha arjuna pahale kA nara-saMhAraka arjuna na rhaa| bhagavAnake upadezAmRtase usane bele-bele kI tapasyA AraMbha kara dii| arthAt do-do dina anazana aura eka dina bhojana karane lgaa| jisa dina arjuna pAraNe ke liye bhojana sAmagrI usa gAMvameM lene ko jAtA to gAMvake loga use pUrvavat hiMsaka samajhakara nAnA prakArakI yAtanAeM dete aura kabhI-kabhI to yahAM taka nauvata AjAtI ki vahAMse use binA bhojana hI lauTa AnA par3atA thA / una sArI yAtanAoM ko arjuna muni haMsa haMsa kara sahate aura kabhI roSa evaM krodha na karate / pUrvakRta karmoM kA phala to bhoganA ho par3egA aisA samajhakara arjuna muni apane karje ko cukAte / yoM arjuna muni

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112 rAga dveSa rahita hokara jo kucha milatA usImeM saMtoSa mAnate hue apane karmoMkI nirjarA karate rahate the| isa prakAra santoSa, kSamA, ahiMsA, amAna aura akrodhAdi satbhAvanAse yukta chai mAha kI tapasyA kara arjuna muni satsaMga dvArA bhava sAgara pAra kara gaye / pazcAt isI rAjagRhameM kAsava, vIra, aura meMgha nAmaka vyakti bhagavAnakI zaraNa meM Aye aura dIkSA gRhaNakaralI / tadanantara kAkandI nivAsI kSema aura dhatidhara, sAketa grAmake kailAza aura haricandana, zrAvastike zramaNabhadra aura supratiSTa tathA sudarzana Adi gAthApatiyoMne bhagavAnase kramazaH dIkSA dhAraNa kI, aura japa tapa karake antameM ina savahIne mukti mArga sampAdana kara liyaa| evantakumAra polAsapurake rAjA vikramakA putra, evantakumAra, eka samaya kucha lar3akoMke sAtha khela rahA thaa| usa samaya usa nagarI meM padhAre hue bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAtha gautama svAmI bhI the| gautamasvAmI apane bele ke pAraNa ke hetu bhagavAna kI AjJA lekara ahArake lie bastImeM padhAre / khelate hue bAlaka evantakumArane muniko idhara-udhara jAtA dekha unase pUchA ki 'Apa kauna haiM ? idhara udhara kyoM phira rahe haiM ? gautama svAmIne uttara diyA 'hama nirgrantha sAdhu haiM aura anaimittika ahAra pAnIkI khoja meM ghUma rahe haiN|' yaha sunakara rAjakumArane gautama svAmIkI aMgulI pakar3akara apane rAjamahala meM le AyA aura anaumattika ahAra pAnI unheM baharA diyaa| isapara rAjakumArakI mAtA bahuta prasanna huI aura apane tathA rAjAke bhAgya

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ko bArambAra sarAhane lagI / jaba gautama svAmI vApasa jAne lage to rAjakumArane unake ThaharanekA patA pUchA / gautama svAmI bole 'nagarake bAhara jahAM mere dharma gurU bhagavAna mahAvIra Thahare hue haiM unhIMke sAtha maiM bhI huuN|' taba to rAjakumArane bhI prabhuke darzana karanekI icchA prakaTa kI aura gautama svAmIke sAtha cala pdd'e| bhagacAnake pAsa pahuMcakara rAjakumArane bar3e prema aura bhaktipUrvaka prabhu kI vaMdanA kI aura kucha dharma upadeza sunane ke lie ve unake sammukha baiTha gye| prabhukI divya bANIkA unake Upara itanA prabhAva par3A ki unakA mana vairAgyase bhara gayA / ve dIkSAvata dhAraNa karane ke lie mAtA pitAkI AjJA leneko rAjamahala meM Aye / mAtA-pitA aura putrake bIca bahuta derataka vArtAlApa hone para vivaza ho rAjA rAnI ne putrako dIkSita hone kI AjJA de dii| evantakumAra AjJA lekara zIghrAtizIghra bhagavAna mahAvIrakI zaraNa meM Aye / prabhune unheM pAtra jAnakara dIkSita kara liyaa| eka dina navadIkSita evantakumAra zaucAdike lie bAhara gaye hue the| rAstemeM bahuta barSA huI aura pAnIkI dhAreM baha clii| vahAM munine miTTIkI eka pAra bAMdhI / pArake pIche bahuta pAnI jamA ho gyaa| usI gaMdale pAnImeM muni evantakumAra apanA pAtra tirAne lge| bAla munikI yaha kriyA anya muniyoMko bahuta burI lagI aisI bAla dIkSAke kupariNAmoMkA prabhuke sanmukha varNana kara ve bhagacAnapara AkSepa karane lge| phira sarvajJa prabhune unheM bahuta hI zAMta bhAvase samajhAyA / ve bole ki 'samaya pAlanameM aura AtmakalyANa karanemeM vayakA AdhAra nahIM liyA jA sakatA / ' bAla muni ko

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114 ora saMketa kara prabhune kahA-'muniyoM ! apane pAtrako isa gaMdale pAnImeM tirAnekA bAlamunikA yahI uddezya thA ki ve apanI AtmA ko bhI isa gaMdale saMsAra-sAgarase kaThora prayatna karake tirAkara pAra le jaaveNge|' yaha sunakara anya muni to apanA sA muMha lekara raha gaye; aura vAlamunine prabhukI usa vANIko apanI kriyAmeM utArane kA nizcaya kara liyA tathA usameM apanI pUrNa zakti lagA kara pAragAmI ho gye| zAlibhadra aura dhanAmuni vArANasI ke usa samayake rAjA alakhako dIkSA dete hue tathA apane sapotadeza se bhavyajIvoM ko pratibodhita karate hue eka samaya prabhu mahAvIra punaH rAjagRhameM padhAre / isa samaya usI nagarameM eka koTyAdhIza zAlibhadra nAmaka seTha rahatA thaa| bhagavAna kI zaraNameM Akara apane rAjasI vaibhavako ThukarAkara usane dIkSA grahaNa . kii| ye zAlibhadrajI itanI bar3I sampatike svAmI kaise bane, usakA eka dama tyAga unhoMne kaise kara diyA, unakI pUrva karaNo kaisI thI ityAdi bAtoMkA saMkSipta varNana zAstrAnusAra isaprakAra hai| rAjagRhake samIpa kisI samaya zAli nAma kI eka choTI-sI bastI thii| usameM dhanyA nAma kI eka garIva strI rahatI thii| jaba yaha strI usa gAMvameM Akara basI thI usa samaya usakA kevala eka choTA-sA putrakA hI usakI sampatirUpa thA / usake putra nAma saMgama thA / jaba saMgama thor3A bar3A huA to usane gAMvaka DhoroM ko carAne kA kAma liyA / AjIvikA koI dUsarA cArA na honeke kAraNa dhanyA ko yahI kamAI aMdhekA lakar3I ke samAna sahArA huii|

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eka dina kisI parvotsabake kAraNa gAMvameM khIra pUr3I vagairaH ke pakavAna ghara-ghara meM bane / saMgamane logoMse isakA kAraNa pUchA aura usakA bhI dila khIra khAne ko lalacAyA / vaha usI samaya apanI mAtAke pAsa AyA aura rote hue mAtAse khIra maaNgii| apane dIna hIna bacce kI aisI dazA dekha aura apanI garobI para pazcAtApa kara usakI chAtI bhara aaii| vaha rotI huI apane priya cAlakakA mukha cUmakara bolI 'beTA ! durdina kI mArI huI Aja mere pAsa eka paisA bhI nahIM hai| parantu saMgama bholA thA vaha to khIra-khIra karake jora-jora se rone lgaa| taba to par3osiyoM ko mAM beTe kI dIna hIna dazA para tarasa AyA aura unhoMne usa bacce ke liye khIra kA sAmAna juTA diyA / mAtAne khIra banAkara bacceko parosa diyA aura Apa kisI dUsare kAmameM laga gii| itane meM hI vahAM AhAra-pAnI ke liye eka munirAjakA Agamana huaa| ve eka mAsa ke upavAsa dhArI muni the| Aja hI unake pAraNe kA dina thA / bAlaka ne jyoMhi muni ko dekhA to usake mana meM bhI dhanI logoM ke samAna muniko ahAra karAne kI icchA utpanna ho gii| turanta usane munimahArAjako bulAyA aura apanI thAlI kI AdhI khora lakIra pAr3akara munijIko dene kA nizcaya kara liyaa| jyoMhI usane apanI thAlI ko AdhI khIra munike pAtra meM DAlaneko thAlI Ter3hI kI tyoMhI sArI khIra unake pAtra meM jA girI / taba bAlaka kA mana aura bhI harSAyamAna huaa| vaha socane lagA ki loga to bulAbulAkara muniko bhojana karAte haiM taba bhI ve nahIM lete magara Aja mere bhAgya prabala hai ki sArI khIra muni mahArAjane gRhaNa kara lI / munijI to lahara cale gaye parantu saMgama khAlI thAlI hI cATatA rahA / thor3I bAda saMgama kI mAtA A gii| taba to vaha

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socane lagI ki merA pyArA putra roja hI itanA bhUkhA rahatA hogaa| yaha mana hI mana apane bhAgya ko kosane lgii| isa prakAra mAtAkA dRSTidoSa hote hI saMyamake peTa meM zUlakI pIr3A Arambha ho gayI parantu usake sarala praNAmoMmeM kisI tarahakI vAdhA nahIM pahuMcI / peTakA darda itanA bar3ha gayA ki par3osiyoMkI koI bhI auSadhiyAM saphala na huI aura antameM usake manameM unhIM muniyoMke darzanakI zubha bhAvanA paidA huI aura usI dazAmeM vaha apanI mAtA dhanyAko sadA ke lie putravihIna karake paraloka ko sidhAra gyaa| anta samayake zubha pariNAmoMke kAraNa saMgamakI AtmA rAjagrahI nagarake prasiddha gobhadra seThakI dharmapatnI bhadrA ke udara meM AI / gobhadra bahuta dhanavAna seTha the ' unhoMne bhadrAkI sampUrNa dAda cAha premapUrvaka pUrI kI / prasUtikA samaya nikaTa AyA aura bhadrA ne zubha ghar3o meM eka bAta hI sundara honahAra putraratnako janma diyaa| jisakA nAma zAlibhadra rakhA gayA / gobhadra seTha bahuta hI dharmaparAyaNa the| unakA citta sadA line zvara pUjanameM hI lagA rahatA thA / unakA vyApAra bhI cAroM ora phailA huA thaa| isa kAraNa unhoMne jagata khyAti prApta kara lI thI / jaba zAlibhadra bar3e hue taba pitAne unake vivAhakI socii| gobhadrakI khyAti ke kAraNa pratyeka vyakti apanI kanyAkA vivAha zAlibhadra ke sAtha karane kI icchA karane lgaa| gobhadra ke pAsa aTUTa dhana thA aura putra bhI sudRr3ha avayavoMse paripUrNa balavAna aura baha . ttara kalAoMmeM nipuNa ho cukA thaa| isalie usane ekase eka

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rUpa lAvaNya kanyAoM ke sAtha eka eka karake zAlibhadrake battIsa vivAha kiye / aba to zAlibhadra bhAMti-bhAMti ke sAMsArika sukha bhogane lge| yahAMtaka ki unheM sUrya ke udaya aura asta honetakakA bhAna na rhaa| zAlibhadra to isa taraha viSayoM meM Asakta thA aura usa ora seTha gobhadrane prabhu darzanakI abhilASA prakaTa kI / jyoMhI ve prabhudarzana ko gaye aura vahIM unheM vairAgya ho pAyA aura dIkSA grahaNa kara lI / dIkSAke bAda zIghra hI unake zarIrakA nidhana ho gayA aura ce svargastha ho gye| svargastha gobhadra munikI AtmAne saMsArI putra zAlibhadrakI pUrva janmakI muniko khIradAnakI punyAI avadhi jJAnase dekhI aura usapara mohita ho gayI / taba to usa AtmAne apane putrake bhaMDAra apane divya prabhAvase bharanA prArambha kara diyA tAki usake sukha kI sAmagrI sadaiva paripUrita rhe| idhara apane vaidhavya viSAda se dukhI honepara bhI, apane prANapriya putrake sukhopabhogameM kisI taraha kI kamI na ho isa kAraNa zAlibhadrakI mAtA bhadrA bhI gRhasthI ke sAre kAmakAja samhAlane meM vyagra rahane lagI aura zAlibhadra apane dina sAMsArika sukha meM bitAne lge| eka dina kI bAta hai ki rAjagRhIke rAjA samrATa zreNika ke daravAra meM kucha vyApArI loga pahuMce aura rAjAko apanI ratnakammale dikhAI / mola pUchanepara vyApAriyoMne kahA ki rAjan ! kammaloMkA mola savA savA lAkha sonaiyA ( sonekI mohara ) hai aura unakA guNa yaha hai ki ratnajar3ita honepara bhI jaba ye mailI ho jAtI haiM

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118 to agnimeM dharanese ye sApha hotI haiN| yahAM vijJAnavettA loga vicAra kareM ki usa samaya bhAratameM vastuoMke paraspara viparIta guNoM kA samAveza kaisA kiyA jAtA thaa| kammaloMkI kImata suna kara rAjA avAka ho gaye aura unheM lenese inkAra kara diyA / taba to vyApArI loga udAsa ho gaye aura zahara ke bAhara panaghaTapara DarA DAla diyaa| seTha zAlibhadrakI panihAriyA pAnI bharane ko panaghaTa para AI aura paradezI vyApAriyoM ko udAsa dekha unase pUchA, 'bhAI tuma loga kauna ho aura kyA vyApAra karate ho| tumhAre para itanI udAsI kyoM hai ?' taba to una panihAriyoM se unhoMna Adyanta saba kahAnI sunAI / vyApAriyoM kI bAta sunakara panihAriyoM ne kahA 'bhAI udAsa hone kI koI bAta nahIM hai| isa nagarameM seTha zAlibhadra kI mAtA bhadrA bahuta dhanADhya aura dayAlu haiM unake pAsa caliye / ve tumhAre saba kammala leleveNgii|' ___yaha suna vyApAriyoMke hRdayameM AzAke phUla phUle aura ve una panihAriyoM ke sAtha bhadrA seThAnIke yahAM aaye| unhoMne apane kammala aura unake guNa seThAnojIke sAmane batalAye / kammaloMke advitIya guNa suna mAtA bhadrAne pUchA ki 'he vyApAriyo ! aise kitane kammala Apake pAsa haiN|' vyApAriyoMne uttara diyA 'mAtAjI ! aise kammala to hamAre pAsa 16 haiN| mAtA bhadrAne unase battIsa mAMgI kyoMki zAlibhadrakI to battIsa striyAM thii| parantu una logoMke pAsa 32 kammaleM na honeke kAraNa bhadrAne una solahoM kammaloMko kharIda liyA aura vyApAriyoM ko muMha mAMgA mola cukAkara bidA kiyA /

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aba una 16 kammaloMke 32 Tukar3e kara mAtA bhadrAne zAlibhadrakI eka-eka strIko eka-eka Tukar3A or3hane ko bhijavA diyA / sAsakI bhejI huI vastukA apamAna na ho yaha samajhakara una bahuoMne unheM eka rAtriko to aodA aura dUsare dina savere aMgameM cubhaneke kAraNa unheM bAhara pheMka diyA / sabere jyoMhI jhAr3anevAlI jhAr3aneko AI tyoMhI usakI dRSTi ina kammaloMpara par3I, vaha unheM baTorakara ghara le gyii| aura dUsare dina unameMkA eka kammala aoDha kara rAjA zreNikake darabAra meM jhAr3ane ke lie gaI / isa kammalako jhADanevAlIke aMgapara dekha rAjAko bahuta hI acambhA huA / vaha vaha mana hI mana socane lagA ki oha ! oha ! jina kammaloMko maiM na kharIda sakA unheM eka jhAr3anevAlIne le liyaa| kyA mere rAjyameM mujhase bhI dhanADhya loga rahate haiN| isa mAinahArIko bulAkara pUchanA cAhie / itanA vicAra manameM Ate hI rAjA ne use bulAyA aura pUchA ki yaha kammala tUne kahAM se pAI ? usane saba bAta jaisI huI thI kaha sunAI / usakI bAta suna rAjA kI icchA huI ki merI nagarI meM itanA dhanADhya seTha rahatA hai usase avazya milanA caahiye| yaha soca rAjA zreNika apane maMtriyoM ke sAtha zAlibhadra ke bhavanakI ora ravAnA huaa| sUcanA pAkara seThAnI bhadrA rAjAke svAgatArtha ravAnA huI / apane dvAra para rAjA zreoNa ko dekha apane aura apane putra ke bhAgyakI mana hI mana sarAhanA karane lgii| usane pUrNa sAmagrIke sAtha rAjAkA svAgata kiyA tatpazcAt usane namratA pUrvaka rAjAko bhavana meM praveza karane ke liye saMketa kiyA / jyoMhI rAjA zreNikane pahale maMjila meM praveza kiyA to usakI

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sajAvaTa dekha vaha mana hI mana bahuta harSAyamAna huA; vaha maMjila cAMdIkA banA huA thaa| dUsarA maMjila sonakA thA use motiyAMsa jar3A huA camacamAtA dekha rAjA * mana hI mana saMkucita hotA aura socane lagatA ki mere rAjyameM itanI bar3I vibhUtikA svAmI basatA hai yaha vibhUti to mere pAsa bhI nahIM hai yaha puruSa dhanya hai aura maiM bhI dhanya hUM ki mere rAjyameM aise bhAgyazAlI puruSakA nivAsa hai| isaprakAra ekake bAda eka maMjilako pAra karatA huA rAjA zreNika seThAnI bhadrAke sAtha cauthe maMjila para pahuMcA jo sphaTikakA banA huA thaa| isa maMjila para Ate hI rAjAko zakA huI ki yaha to athAha pAnAse bharA hai isakI parIkSAke liye rAjA na apanI hIrekI aMgUTho usameM DAlI, aMgUThIkA AvAja to huA magara aMgUTho sphaTika ke tejameM adRzya ho gaI / taba rAjA aMgUThI dekhane ke liye cakAcauMdhasA ho gyaa| phira kara laba bhadrAne pUchA mahArAja ! kyA huA taba rAjA bolA ki 'merI hIrakI aMgUThI yahAM gira gaI hai use dekha rahA huuN| taba to bhadrAne uttara diyA / mahArAja ! ghabarAiye na yahIM virAjiye aba Age jAnA to aura bhI kaThina hai zAlibhadra to sAtaveM maMjila para rahatA hai| rAjAko vahIM baiThAkara pahale to bhadrAne eka chAba aMgUThiyoMkI marakara lAI aura vinayapUrvaka rAjAko nivedana diyA ki 'mahArAja ! ApakI aMgUTho to milanA kaThina hai magara isa chAlameM jo aMgUThI Apake mana bhAve use gRhaNa kIjiye itanA kaha kaha zAlibhadra ke pAsa gaI aura use kahA beTA / apane yahAM nagaranAtharAjA zreNika padhAre haiM unase milane clo| taba taba zAlibhadra bolA mAtA ! kyA mere Upara bhI koI nAtha hai ? maiM to abhI taka apane ko hI

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121 sarvazreSTha mAnatA thaa| yaha soca manameM udAsI A gaI aura mAtA ke vacana zirodhArya vaha rAjA zreNi kase milane AyA / rAjAne use bar3e harSase hRdayase lagAyA aura usakA mukha cUma usake bhAgya kI bhUri-bhUri prasaMzAkI / bahuta kucha vArtAlApa honeke pazcAt rAjA to apane mahaloMkI ora ravAnA ho gayA, para zAlibhadra mana meM cintita ho socane lagA ki 'maiM durbhAgI hUM ki itanI sampati pAkara bhI mere Upara nAtha raha gayA aba to aisI tapasyA karanI cAhiye jisase sira para nAtha na rhe|' isaprakAra manameM vairAgya bhAvanA utpanna hote hI vaha apanI eka eka strIko prati dina tajane lgaa| idhara to zAlibhadra apanI eka-eka strIko taja rahe the ki udhara usI nagarameM unake bahanoI seTha dhanabhadra rahate the| eka dina zAlibhadrakI bahina subhadrA unheM zItala jalase snAna karA rahI thI ki use apane bhAIkI yAda A gaI aura usake AMkhase AMsUkI garama-garama bUMde dhanabhadra seThake kaMdhepara girI / isa taraha dhanabhadra ne subhadrAkI ora dekhA ki aise sukhakI ghar3ImeM yaha rudana kyoM ? usane usakA kAraNa pUchA, taba bolI 'patideva ! maiM to apanI maiM to apanI sAtoM saheliyoMke sAtha Apake sahavAsameM sukhakA atulanIya anubhava kara rahI hUM parantu merA bhAI zAlibhadra saMsAra sukhako tilAMjali de eka-eka strIkA roja tyAga kara rahA hai vaha to vairAgya bhAvanAse pUrita ho cukA hai| taba to dhanabhadra haMse aura bole ki java terA bhAI vairAgyase raMga gayA hai to ekadama sabako kyoM nahIM chor3a detA / isase mAlUma hotA hai ki vaha kucha kAyaratA se kArya kara rahA hai / isapara subhadrAne tAnA mArA / prANapriya ! Apa to sukha ke madameM cUra hai Apa vaisA karo to patA pdd'e| itanA sunate hI

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122 dhanabhadra ne una AThoM striyoMko apanI bahana kahakara usI samaya taja diyA aura zAlibhadra kI ora jA phuNce| zAlibhadra ke yahAM pahuMcakara usase kahA 'kAyara ! jaba vairAgya kA hI antima Azraya ho cukA to eka-eka strI kyA chor3atA hai| maiM to Aja hI AThoMkA parityAgakara tumhAre pAsa AyA huuN| calo ! zubhakAryameM dera kyoM ?' vahanoIke vacana suna zAlibhadra bhI usI kSaNa nIce utare aura donoM ne bhagavAnakI zaraNameM Akara dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| thor3e dina hI bAda dhanabhadra to mokSa sidhAre aura zAlibhadra sarvArtha siddhi meM deva gati pAye / grahastha aura virodhI hiMsA kauNika aura cer3A rAjAkA yuddha prabhu mahAvIra sthAna-sthAnameM dharmopadeza dete hue aura zreNikAdi rAjAoMkI rAniyoMko dIkSita karate hue campAnagarIkI ora pahuMce / una dinoM rAjA kauNika vahAM rAjya karatA thaa| usakI mAtAkA nAma kAlI thA; prabhuke AgamanakA samAcAra suna usane pUchA 'bhagavan ! merA lar3akA kAlIkumAra saMgrAmameM gayA huA hai usakA koI samAcAra mAluma nahIM huA isalie usakI kuzalakSema jAnanekI marI tIvra abhilASA hai kRrAvara use khie|' sarvajJa bhagavAna bole 'ki usakA to zatruke orase Aye hue eka hI bAraNameM zarIrAnta ho gayA' yaha sunakara kAlI mAtA mUchita ho gaI / kucha samayake bAda vaha hozameM AyI aura bolI bhagavana

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123 rAjA kauNikakI sammati lekara maiM bhI dIkSA dhAraNa kruuNgii| usane vaisA hI kiyA aura usake pIche nau rAniyoMne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kii| jisa saMgrAmameM kAlI kumAra mAre gaye usakA saMkSipta varNana zAstrAnukUla isa prakAra hai ki bahuta samayataka rAjya karate hue rAjA zraNa kako usake putra kauNikane rAjya ke lobha ke kAraNa pakar3akara kaidameM DAla diyA / kauNikake dasa bhAI aura bhI the, unake pAsa Akara kauNikane apane nIca kAryakI sArI hakIkata kahI aura unheM pralobhana diyA ki isa rAjyakA svAmI banate hI maiM sArA rAjya apane bhAiyoMmeM barAbara hissoM meM bAMTa dUMgA aura bAdameM usane apanA sArA rAjya gyArA hissoMmeM bAMTa diyA / pitAko rAjabandI banAkara, Apa rAjA banakara vaha apanI mAtAke pAsa usakA AzIrvAda lenako AyA / parantu putra kI nIca. tAse mAtAko bahuta dukha huA / usane usa nIcako bahuta phaTakArA aura kahA-'beTA! kyA isI nIcatAkA nAma pitR bhakti hai / isI dina ke liye tere dayAlu pitAne tujhe pAla posakara bar3A kiyA thaa| tujhe yAda nahIM hai para suna ! jaba tU mere garbhameM AyA taba hI se merI garbhajAta bhAvanAoMmeM nIcatA Ane lagI thI aura maiM yaha jAna gayI thA ki isa garbhakA vAlaka bahuta hI nIca prakRtivAlA hogA / isIliye tere paidA hote hI maiMne, apanI kUkha lajjita na ho, tujhe kacareke ghUDameM DalavA diyA thaa| magara tere dayAlu pitA binA kisoko mAlUma hue tujhe vahAMse uThA lAye aura bar3e premase tujhe pAlA posA aura itanA bar3A kiyA / aura Aja tUne unheM kaidameM DalavA diyA aura merA AzIrvAda lene AyA hai, tujhe

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124 lAkha bAra dhikkAra hai / tU isI samaya jA apane kRpAlu pitAko baMdhanoMse mukta kara / ' mAtAke aise mArmika vacana suna kauNikane apanI talavAra uThAI aura apane pitAko mukta karane ke liye cala diyA / pitAne jyoMhI use naMgI talavAra hAtha meM liye hue AtA dekha tyoMhI unake manameM zaMkA pratizaMkAeM uThane lgiiN| ve socane lage ki pahale to isane mujhe kaida khAnemeM DalavAyA aura aba yaha nIca mujha jAnase vaMcita kiyA cAhatA hai / aisA manameM vicAra kara ve socane lage ki 'atyAcAra aura anyAya cAhe vaha bar3e se ho yA choTe se, rAjAse ho athavA prajAse, U~case ho cAhe nIcase, vaha kisI bhI hAlatameM kSamAke yogya nahIM honA cAhiye / anyAya aura atyAcAra ko sahana karane vAlA yA unako sahayoga dene vAlA anyAyI aura atyAcArIse bhI burA aura bhayaMkara hotA hai / vIra purupa ke liye parAdhInatAkA jIvana tyAjya aura asahya hai|' itanA vicAra manameM Ate hI rAjAne apanI hIrekI aMgUThIkI ora dekhA aura apane iSTa kA smaraNa kara use cUMsa ddaalaa| cUMsate hI rAjA to paraloka vAsI ho gaye aura kauNika pachatAte raha gaye / isI raMjameM kauNika ne apanI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhIse haTAkara caMpApurImeM kAyamakI aura vahIM rahane lgaa| abato sampUrNa rAjyakA svAmI rAjA kauNika ho gayA aura usane apanI pratijJAke anusAra apanA sampUrNa rAjya gyAraha hissoM meM bAMTa diyA rAjA kauNikakA eka choTA bhAI aura thA usakA nAma vahalakumAra thA aura vaha rAjA kauNikake hI pAsa rahatA thaa| rAjA zreNikane eka sundara hAthI tathA eka bahumUlya hAra use de

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125 rakhA thA jo ki rAjA zreNikake sampUrNa rAjyakI anupama vibhUti the / jaba rAjA kauNika rAjyAdhikArI hue to unheM lobhane gherA / unakI icchA usa hAthI aura hArako lenekI huii| lobha duniyA meM kyA nahIM karAtA, yaha to AtmAkA bhayaMkara ripu hai / kyoMkiH na pizAcA na DAkinyo na bhujaMgA na vRzcikA : / sama bhrAMta yanira manujaM yathA lobho dhiyaM ripuH / / kauNika rAjAkI yaha duIcchA jaba bahalakumAra ko mAlUma huI taba vaha apanI ukta donoM bahumUlya cIjoMko lekara bhAga niklaa| bhAgakara vaha apane nAnA vaizAlIke rAjA cer3Ake yahAM calA gyaa| rAjA cer3A bahuta dharmaparAyaNa evaM jainadharmakA kaTTara anuyAyI thaa| usake Asa pAsake itara rAjAgaNa bhI jainadharmI the| jaba rAjA kauNika ko bahala kumArake cale jAnekA patA lagA taba usane rAjA cer3Ake pAsa dUta bheje aura kahA ki 'bahalakumAra hAthI aura hAra lekara calA AyA hai use vApisa kro|' isapara rAjA cer3Ane uttara diyA ki yadi tuma hAthI aura hAra lenA cAhate ho to anya bhAiyoM ke samAna bahalakumArako bhI apane rAjyakA hissA do / anyathA ve cIjeM tumheM nahIM mila sakatIM / isa uttarako pAkara rAjA kauNika Apase bAhara ho gyaa| usane turanta lar3AIkI taiyArI kara lii| idhara rAjA cer3Ane bhI bhaviSya vicArakara apanI senAko tathA apane sAmanta rAjAoMko sahAyatArtha saMgrAmake liye taiyAra ho jAne kA saMdezA bhejA / ye rAjAgaNa saba jainadharmI the| ve rAjA cer3Ake AdezAnusAra saba ekatrita hue aura yuddhake kAraNoM para unhoMne vicAra kiyaa| zAstra aura vyavahAra kA vicArakara ve rAjAloga cer3A se bole 'rAjan ! hama loga jaina dharmI haiM jisakA mUla tatva

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126 'ahiMsA hai / ahiMsA kAyara aura nirbaloM kA dharma nahIM hai| vaha to cirakAlase vIra puruSoM kA dharma rahA huA hai| hama loga to gRhastha haiN| gRhasthI virodhI hiMsAkA tyAgI nahIM ho sakatA / isa yuddha meM to virodhI hiMsAkA sAmanA hai| yadi koI AtatAyI upadravI apane dhana, rAjya yA apane zaraNAgatopara AkramaNa kare to use haTAnA karttavya hai / nyAyakI pratiSThA hI vAstavika ahiMsAkI pratiSThA hai / AMkhoMkI pratiSThA hai / AMkhoM ke sAmane anyAya hotA dekhakara jo mauna rahatA hai vaha ahiMsAkA bhakta nahIM hai / anyAya aura atyAcAroMko miTAkara zAMti phailAnA aura duHkhiyoM ke duHkha ko dUra karanA yaha ahiMsAkI saccI pratiSThA hai| isI pratiSThA kI rakSA karanA sacce jainI evaM kSatrIkA dharma hai' ityAdi vacana kaha ve bahala kumArakI rakSAke hetu sampUrNa yuddha sAmagrIke sAtha yuddhasthalameM utara par3e / udhara kauNika bhI apanI senA lekara cer3A rAjApara car3ha AyA / basa donoM taraphase yuddha prArambha ho gayA / dharma yuddhake nAte rathIse rathI aura ghur3asavArase ghur3asavAra, paidala senAsa paidala senA bhir3a gayI / bhayaMkara yuddha huA aura isI yuddhameM vANa dvArA kAli kumAra mAre gaye jaisA ki bhagavAnane rAnI kAlI mAtA ko upara darzAyA hai| abhiprAya yaha hai ki jainiyoMkA ahiMsA dharma yaha kabhI nahIM kahatA ki apanI jAna, apane mAla, apanI aurata, apane dharma apane nAtedAra athavA apane zaraNAgatoMpara AI huI ApattiyoMko dUra karane ke lie 'ahiMsA' vAdhA pahuMcAtI hai| apitu 'ahiMsA dharma kI Ar3ameM kAyara va Darapoka banakara anyAyoM aura atyAcAroM

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ko bar3hane denA to ghora hiMsAkI vRddhi karanA hai jise jaina dharmameM mahAna pApakA hetu mAnA hai| kasAiyoMke AdhIna hokara niraparAdhI jIvoMkA binA kAraNa vadha karanA jainiyoMke liye mahAna hiMsA evaM adharma hai / parantu aparAdhI zatru athavA kisI AtatAyIko ucita daNDa dekara damameM dama rahate jIvamAtrako zAMti pahuMcAnA aura duniyA ko abhIta banAnA jainiyoMkA parama dharma hai / ahiMsA vIroMkA sabala aura abhedya zastra hai| isI zastra ke dvArA saMsArameM apUrva zAMti kAyama raha sakatI hai jisakA pratyeka prANI anubhava karatA hai| isakA tiraskAra hote hI azAMti kI pracaNDa jvAlA bhabhaka uThatI hai / isIlie vizvazAMtike mahAna upAsaka isa zatAbdike rASTrapitA mahAtmA gAMdhIne bhI isI prabala zastra 'ahiMsA' kA sahArA liyA jo anukaraNIya hai|

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gozAlA kA punarmilana aura pazcAtApa bhagavAna mahAvIrake kathanAnusAra tapa karake gozAlAne 'tejo lezyA' prApta karahI lI thI aura use 'aSTAMganimita' kI siddhi bhI prApta ho cukI thI jisakA varNana hama pahale kara Aye haiM / inhIM do zaktiyoM dvArA vaha apane 'Ajivika siddhAnta kA pracAra karatA calA jA rahA thA aura apane ko caubIsavAM tIrthakara kahatA thaa| tejolezyA se to vaha apane virodhiyoM ko bhayabhIta banAyA huA thA aura aSTAMganimita se vaha bhUta aura bhaviSyakI bAtoMko batA detA thA isIse vahutase loga usake anuyAyI banate cale jAte the kyoMki 'camatkArako namaskAra' vAlI kahAvata caritArtha ho rahI thii| jahAM kahIM vaha jAtA vahAM hI vaha apane ko arihaMta karatA tathA usakI pratiSThA bhI usI prakAra hotI thii| 128

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126 idhara udhara ghUmate-ghUmate eka dina prabhu mahAvIra zrAvastI kI ora jA padhAre / vahAM gozAlA bhI AyA huA thaa| usake aSTAMga nimitta jJAna kI carcA cahuM ora phaila rahI thii| loga bhI dhar3Adhar3a usake ziSya bana rahe the / prabhu kI AjJAse gaucarI ko Aye hue gautamasvAmI ne sunA ki yahAM koI gozAlA AyA huA hai jo apane ko sarvajJa 'jina' kahatA hai| ve turanta prabhuke pAsa lauTakara gaye aura unase pUchA bhagavAna , kyA gozAlA sacamuca 'sarvajJa jina hai| bhagavAna bole, 'vaha to maMkhalI putra ajina hai| bahuta dina pahale vaha mere dvArA hI dIkSita aura zikSita huA hai| parantu pUrvakRta karmAnusAra usakA svabhAva hI vaisA hai| aSTAMga nimitake yogase usakI prasiddhi phaila rahI hai para vaha arihanta nahIM hai|' yaha suna gautama svAmI kI zaMkA samAdhAna ho gii| eka dina gozAlAkI bheTa Ananda munise ho gii| usane Ananda muniko kahA 'muni ! dekho tumhAre guru mujhe to maMkhalI putra kahate haiM aura Apa dharmAcArya banate haiN| tumhAre guruko dUsare kI nindAmeM dharma dikhatA hai parantu unhoMne merI tejolezyAkA prabhAva nahIM dekhA hai jo unheM bAtakI bAtameM bhasma kara sakatI hai| agara ve mujhase zatrutA kareMge to unheM aura unake anuyAyiyoM ko usakA phaja cakhanA pdd'egaa|' yaha suna Ananda muni prabhuke pAsa Aye aura prabhuse saba hAla kaha sunAyA aura pUchA 'bhagavAn kyA usakI tejolezyA meM itanI zakti hai ki vaha sarvajJoMko bhI bhasma kara sakatA hai athavA vaha apanI kevala bar3AI hI mAratA hai ?' isapara prabhune uttara diyA ki 'arihantoM ke sivAya sacamuca usa lezyA meM itanI zakti hai ki vaha cAhe jise bhasma karade / ataH saba muniyoM se kaha

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130 do ki gozAlAke sAtha koI bhI vyartha kA vAdAvivAda na kare / Ananda muni ne vaisA hI kiyaa| itane hI meM gozAlA bhI prabhuke pAsa A pahuMcA aura kahane lagA- ai kAzyapa ! yahAM ke logoM ke sAmane tuma mujhaM maMkhalI putra gozAlA kahate ho aura apanA ziSya kaha kara mujhe pAkhaMDI batAte ho / magara tumhArA ziSya gozAlA avazya thA / vaha to svargavAsI ho cukA / jaba usa sundara zaktizAlI zarIra ko maiMne nirjIva dekhA to maiMne apanI zarIra to tapake valase vahIM chor3a diyA aura usa mRtaka gozAlAke zarIra meM praveza kara gayA / isIse tuma bhrAntimeM par3e ho / maiM to arihanta muni huuN|' taba bhagavAna bole- 'gozAlA ! yo mithyA bolakara kyoM tuma apanI hI AtmA kA hanana karate ho / mujhase tumhArI koI bhI vAta chipI nahIM hai|' isapara gozAlA bahuta hI krodhita ho gayA aura kahane lagA ki 'kyA tumhArI A hI gaI hai / muMha banda karo nahIM to abhI maTiyAmeTa kara ddaaluuNgaa|' gozAlA kI isa prakAra dhRSTatA dekha prabhuke do muniyoM ko bahuta hI burA lagA / una donone apane gurUkA apamAna dekha zikSA rUpeNa usa kucha bola baiThe / isapara usane turanta apanI tejolezyA una donoM muniyoM kA ara chor3I aura bAtakI bAtameM ve AtmadhyAnI vanakara svarga sidhAre / isapara to gozAlA aura bhI garvita ho gyaa| aba to usake krodhakA ThikAnA na rahA / vaha to bhagavAnapara hI apane

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131 vAkvANoM kI varSA karane lgaa| isa bAra bhagavAnane hI usakA uttara denA ucita samajhA, ve bole 'gozAlA ! apane zikSA aura dIkSA guruse hI aisA ghaNita vyavahAra ? jisase tUne zAstroM kA jJAna pAyA, tejolezyAkI prApti kI usake prati aisA kaThora vyavahAra tujhe zobhatA nahIM / yaha to tere jJAnakI nirbalatA hai / krodha ajJAnakA lakSaNa hai / jJAna aura tapakI zobhA vinaya aura zAMtatA hai / ataH tU aba bhI ceta / ' ___ itanA sunate hI usake krodha kA pArA aura bar3ha gyaa| isa bAra usane bhagavAna ke prati hI apanI tejolezyAkA vyavahAra kiyaa| parantu bhagavAnake ghanaghAti karma to nAza hI ho cuke the, unapara isa lazyAkA kyA asara honevAlA thaa| vaha aba to pUrNa vegale gozAlA ke tarapha hI lauTI aura use bhasma karanA prArambha kara diyA / gozAlA himmatakA pakkA ho cukA thA / lezyA chor3aneke bAda vaha prabhute kahane lagA ki 'aba kaise bacoge, 2 mahIne bAda hI isa zAkta dvArA tumhArA nidhana ho jaavegaa|' isapara sarvajJAnI prabhune uttara diyA ki 'merI AtmA to isa samaya arhantAvasthA bhoga rahI hai aura vaha ThIka solaha varSa isI avasthA meM rahegI parantu terA to nidhana Ajase sAtaveM dina ho jaavegaa| isalie tU apane zuddha svarUpakA smaraNa kara / apanI kutsita bhAvanAoM kA dhyAna taja de jisase terA anta sudhara jAve / ' tejolezyAke ulaTa prabhAvase pIr3ita hokara gozAlA mUka sA bana gayA thA / gautamAdi ziSyagaNa use bAra-bAra prabodhita karate the para chai dinataka usapara kucha bhI prabhAva na par3A / usake jIvanakA

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132 jaba antima sAtavAM dina AyA taba usake pariNAmoMne palaTA khAyA / usake hRdayameM viveka utpanna huaa| usane usI kSaNa apane caloMko ekatrita kiyA aura kahane lagA 'ziSyA ! sacamuca itane samayataka maiMne apanI AtmAko aura jagatko dhokhA diyaa| maiM abhimAnavaza apane sarvajJa guru bhagavAna mahAvIrake satsiddhAMtoM ke pratikUla calA aura duniyAko bhI gumarAha karatA rahA / maiMne Ajataka apane nAmako bhI chipAyA / maiM sacamuca maMkhaliputra gozAlA hI hUM / ajJAnatAke vazIbhUta hI maiMne apaneko 'jina' aura 'arihanta' kahalAnekA thothA svAMga racA / bhagavAna mahAvIra hI sacce sarvajJa haiN| yadi apanA bhalA cAhate ho zoghrAtizIghra unake zaraNa meM jAkara unakA satdharma aMgIkAra karo, jisase merI bhI icchA pUrI hokara zAMti mile / yahI merI antima abhilASA hai|' ziSyoM ne apane gurukI AjJA akSarazaH pAlana kI aura ve sabake sava bhagavAna mahAvIrake ziSya bana gaye / isa taraha pathabhraSTa gozAlAne bhI apane antima pariNAmoMko sudhArakara sAtaveM dina satgati prApta kara lii| vedanIya karmake prabhAvasa bhagavAnakI chai mAhase tejolezyAke kAraNa zarIrAvasthA kucha vigaDa rahI thI, so bhI siMha aNagAra muni dvArA lAye hue vijaurake pAka' ko khAnese svastha ho gii| gautamasvAmI aura labdhi prabhAva bhagavAna mahAvIra svamI ke jIvana caritrameM gautamasvamI aura unake prazna uttara eka vizeSa sthAna rakhate haiN| jabase vedAntAnuyAyI indrabhUti prabhu mahAvIrake ziSya hue aura unakA nAma gautama par3A

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133 tabase sthAna-sthAnameM unakI zaMkA aura prabhuke uttarakA ullekha pAyA jAtA hai| gautamasvAmIne samaya-samaya para apanI zaMkAoM kA nirAkaraNa bhagavAnase karAyA hai| inhIM praznoMkI saMkhyA kalpasUtra meM chattIsa hajAra batAI haiM, jo Adyanta bhagavatI sUtra meM ekacita varNana kI gaI haiM jinheM par3hakara AdhAtmika jagat acaMbhemeM par3a jAtA hai| gozAlAke nidhana ho jAne ke pazcAt gautamasvAmIne bhagavAna se pUchA, 'prabhu ! tejolezyAse ve do muni aura gozAlA mRtyu pAkara kauna kauna sI gatiko prApta hue haiM so khiye|' prabhune uttara diyA ki gautama ! 'pahale muni sarvAnubhUti to AThave svargameM devarUpa jAkara janme haiM aura dUsare muni sunakSatra acyuta nAmaka devalokameM deva hue haiM / gozAle kA jIva bhI anta samaya supariNAmoMke yogyase acyuta svargameM gayA hai / antameM ve saba mAnava bhava prApta kara apane sampUrNa karmoMkA kSaya karake mukti paaveNge|' gautamasvAmI prabhudvArA dIkSita hone para prabhuke prathama gaNadhara hue| ye cAra jJAnadhArI muni caudaha pUrvadhArI vidyAnidhAna jinajinako pratibodha karake dIkSA dete ve saba kevala jJAna prApta kara lete the parantu bhagavAnake Upara mohanI karmake vazameM sneha hone ke kAraNa khudako kevala jJAna prApta nahIM hotA thaa| eka samaya (gautamasvAmIne) bhagavAnakI dezanAmeM aisA sunA ki Atmalabdhi dvArA jo aSTApada tIrthakI yAtrA kare so usI bhava meM mokSa pAve / aSTApada battIsa kosa laMbA UMcA parvata hai| vahAM

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134 paidala to koI car3ha hI nahIM sakatA, parantu labdhike yogase usa para car3ha sakate haiM / gautamasvAmI apanI parIkSA karaneke liye prabhukI aAjJA lekara usa ora ravAnA hue aura apanI labdhi dvArA sUryakI kiraNoM kA avalaMbanakara usa parvata para car3hane lage jisake ATha pagathiye the / jaba pahale pagathiye para pahuMce to dekhA ki pAMcasau eka tapasvI koDieNa tApasa pramukha ekAntara upavAsakI tapasyA kara rahe haiN| dUsare pagathiye para dinna nAmake tapasvI pAMca sau ziSya sahita do upavAsake bAda pAraNA karane kI tapasyA karate dIkha par3e aura tIsare pagathiye para zaivAli nAma tapasvIke pAMca sau ziSya tIna dina ke upavAsa ke bAda pAraNA karane kI tapasyAmeM juTe dikhAI diye| magara usake Age caDhane ko koI samartha nahIM thaa| gautama svAmI ko dekha ina tapasviyoMke manameM cintA huI ki tapase hama loga kRza ho cuke to bhI isa parvata para na car3ha sake taba to yaha sthUla zarIra vAlA kaise car3hegA ? parantu gautamasvAmI ko apanI labdhi dvArA dera bhI na lagI aura aSTApada para car3he gaye / vahAM bharata cakravartI dvArA karAye hue unhoMne caubIsa tIrthakaroM ke bimba zrIjina pratimA ko namaskAra karake tIrtha evaM upavAsa kiyA / rAtri vizrAma vahIM kiyA aura vahIM zrI vajrasvAmI ke jIva jaMbhaka devako pratibodha kiyA / prAtaHkAla hote hI deva darzana kara jaba utarane lage to ve paMdrahasau tIna tApasa gautamasvAmI kA mahAtmya dekha unake ziSya ho gaye / dIkSA dene ke bAda jaba gautamasvAmIne unase pUchA, bho tapasviyo! Aja tumako kisa ahAra se pAraNA karAveM, taba uttarameM unhoMne khIra mAMgI / gautamasvAmIne 'akSINa mahAnasI labdhi' dvArA eka hI pAtrase una sabako pArA karAyA / usa samaya teleke upavAsa bAla pAMcasau eka tapasviyoMko gurukA mahAtmya vicArate-vicArate hI

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135 kevala jJAna ho gayA / isI taraha bhagavAna kA samavasaraNa dekhate hI bele kI tapasyAvAle muniyoM ko aura bhagavAnakI vANo suna ekAntara upavAsa vAloMko kevala jJAnakI prApti ho gii| isaprakAra pandraha sau tIna muni bhagavAnake samavasaraNa Aye aura tIna pradakSiNA dekara kevaliyoMkI pariSadAmeM cale gye| gautamasvAmI ne bhagavAna kI candanAkI aura navadIkSita una pandrahasau tIna tapasviyoM ko prabhukI candanA karane ko bulaayaa| taba bhagavAna bole, he gautama ! kevaliyoM kI azAtanA mata kara / isa para gautamasvAmI vole, svAmin ! ye naye dIkSita to kevalI ho gaye para mujhe kevalajJAna kyoM nahIM hotA ? prabhune uttara diyA, gautama ! tU mere para sneha chor3a de to tujhe bhI kevala jJAna ho jAvegA / isapara gautamasvAmI bole, bhagavan ! mujhe kevala jJAnase koI matalaba nahIM / merI abhilASA to yahI hai ki Apa para merA sneha banA rahe / ' aise guru bhakta gautamasvAmIne aivanta kumArAdi aneka jIvoMko pratibodhita kiyA jo antameM kevalajJAnI bana zivagatike vAsI hue| gautama svAmIkA caritra bhI bAcane aura manana karane yogya hai parantu jaina zAstroM meM inake caritrakI chaTA bahuta viralatAse pAyI jAtI hai jisakA saMgaThita caritra bananA parama Avazyaka evaM hitakara pratIta hotA hai| antima dezanA aura pariNAma chadmasta avasthAmeM bAraha varSataka prabhu mahAvIrane apane caritra se kisa dhIratA aura vIratAke sAtha mauna rahakara akhaNDa zAMtikA pATha par3hAyA so to pAThakoM ko to bhalI bhAMti mAlU na hI ho gyaa|

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kevala jJAna prAptakara prabhuna apane nirvANataka hiMsAko dUra bhagAkara aneka rAjA mahArAjAoMko ahiMsAkI sundara chAyA meM kisa prakAra praveza karAyA so bhI pAThakose aba chipA nahIM hai| isa bharatakhaNDameM ahiMsAkA satat upadeza dete hue, bhinnabhinna sthAnoMmeM Adrakapurake rAjakumAra, dazArNapura ke dazAraNabhadra rAjA ityAdiko dIkSita karate hue bayAlIsavoM antima caturamAsI ke samaya prabhu mahAvIra pAvApurImeM hastipAla rAjAkI jIrNa rAjasabhA dANamaMDimeM Akara virAje / isa samaya bhagavAnake indrabhUti pramukha 14 hajAra sAdhu, 36 hajAra sAdhviyAM, bAraha vratadhArI, eka lAkha unasaTha hajAra zrAvikAeM thiiN| inameMse 314 pUrvadhArI 'jina' ke samAna akSaroMkI yojanAoMko jAnanevAle, 1300 avadhajJAnI, 500 mana paryavajJAnI, sAta sau kevalI, sAta sau vikrayalabdhi dhAraka sAdhu, sAta sau anuttara vimAna svargameM jAnevAlI aura cAra sau vidvAnavAdI the jinake sAtha indrAdi deva bhI vAda karane meM asamartha the| inake atirikta lAkhoM nara nArI aise the ki jinhoMna bhagavAnake dhArmika siddhAMtoMko antaHkaraNase apanAkara apane dainika vyavahArameM utAra liyA thA / prabhuke svahasta dIkSita sAtasau sAdhu aura caudaha sau sAdhviyAM mokSa gaye / gyAraha gaNadharAmeMse indrabhUti ( gautama ) aura sudharmA svAmIko chor3akara zeSa nau gaNadhara isa samayataka mokSa sidhAra cuke the| jaba bhagavAna apanA antima upadeza deneke lie padhAre taba vahAM indra kAzI dezakA svAmI mallakI gotrIya nava rAjA tathA kozala dezake lecharkAya nava rAjA isa prakAra aneka choTe bar3e rAjA mahArAjA ekatrita hue aura bhagavAnakI amRtavANI suna unhoMne apanA jIvana saphala kiyA /

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137 isa upadezameM prabhune bhavya jIvoMke upakArArtha cAra puruSArtha arthAt-dharma artha, kAma aura mokSakA divya saMdeza saMsAra ke kalyANArtha sunaayaa| jisameM artha aura kAma ye puruSArtha to manuSya saralatAse bacapanase hI kucha na kucha sAdha letA hai| parantu dharma aura mokSa ye puruSArthAkA kArya kAraNa sambandha honese kucha kaThinAI jAtI hai / dharma mokSakA kAraNa hai| jo dharma jIvAtmA ko mokSataka nahIM le jAtA vaha dharma hI dharma nahIM kahalA sktaa| astu / prabhu mahAvIrane apanI antima dezanAmeM dharma puruSArthake dasa lakSaNa varNana kiye haiM ve usa prakAra haiM-(1) uttama kSamA (2) uttama mArdava arthAt mRdutA (3) uttama Arjava arthAta saralatA, niSkapaTatA (4) zauca arthAt AtmAkI antazuddhi aura bahizuddhi donoM ( vahAM kisI-kisI zAstroM meM lAghave arthAt laghutA yAne nirmohatoM ko batAyA hai ), (5) satya arthAta saccAI (6) saMyama arthAta indriyoM ko vazameM karanA (7) tapa arthAta upavAsa niyama yogAbhyAsa ityAdi (5) tyAga arthAt bAharI vastuoM se manako haTAkara AtmajJAnameM tatpara honA (8) AMkaJcana arthAt nirlobhatA, nirvyAjatA yAne parigraha rahita honA (10) brahmacarya arthAt zIla dharma sevana karanA / ina dasoM aMgakA sIdhA sAdhA nikaTatama saMbaMdha prAtmAse hai| aura inhIM ke sahAre yaha AtmA apane nija svabhAvameM Akara paramAtmapada arthAta mokSako prApta kara letA hai| aura bhava sAgarakI kaMTakIrNa ulajhanoM se sadAke liye chuTakArA pAjAtA hai / tatpazcAt gautamasvAmI ne prabhuse avasarpaNI kAla ke pAMcave aura chaThe ArekA varNana pUchA / prabhune usakA bhI uttara adyopAnta varNana kiyaa| isake bAda prabhune gautamasvAmI ko devazarmA brAhmaNa

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138 ko prativodha karane ke liye eka pAsakI bastImeM bhejA / prabhu AjJA ko dhAraNa kara ve devazarmA bAhmaNako pratibodhita karane ke liye cale gaye aura rAtriko vahIM Thahara gye| yaha rAtri kArtika kRSNa amAvaMzakI thii| usI rAtrimeM bhagavAnane apanI zrIsukhase sukha vipAka aura duHkha vipAkake pacapana pacapana adhyAyoM kA pratipAdana kiyaa| isake atirikta chattIsa apRSTa vyAkaraNa kA prarUpaNa bhI binA praznake hI kiyA / jaba isa prakAra akhaMDa dezanA usa rAtrimeM prabhu kararahe the ki indrakA siMhAsana DagamagAyA / vaha turanta samajha gayA ki bhagavAna kA nirvANa kAla nikaTa A pahuMcA / basa phira to vaha zIghrAti zIghra apane parivAra sahita prabhu kI sevAmeM Akara upasthita huA / vandanA namaskAra kara prabhuse vintI karane lagA ki 'he bhagavana ! ApakI rAzi para do hajAra varSakA bharamagRha AyA hai usake Anese saMsAra meM ApattiyoM kI bharamAra ho jaavegii| sAdhu sAdhviyoMkA mAna na rahegA / dharmameM ruci haTa jAvegI isalie Apa apanI Ayu do ghar3Ake liye vaDhA lIjie jisase vaha graha ApakI upasthitimeM A jAve to Apake tapake yogase vaha bilakula nisteja hokara anartha na kregaa|' isapara prabhune kahA-'zakendra ! yaha tumhArA moha mAtra hai ! Ayu to karmAdhIna hai| ananta balavIryavAlA bhI use na ghaTA sakatA aura na dilabhara bar3hA sakatA, aura na kabhI aisA huA hai na kabhI hogA hI / bhavitavyatA to prabala hai| jo honevAlA hai vaha hokara hI rahegA / jaba yaha bhasma gRha utaregA. usake bAda punaH sAdhu sAdhviyoMkA udaya pUjA satkAra hogA aura ahiMsA dharmakA jhaMDA phaharAyegA / ' kadAcita ukta vAkyakA saMketa isI kAlase ho jaba

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139 ki sampUrNa bhAratameM mahAtmA gAMdhI ke netRtva meM ahiMsAke balapara hI rAjanaitika vAtAvaraNa prakAza pA rahA hai| isa prakAra zakendrako samajhAkara prabhune pahale sthUla mana vacana ke yogoMko roka liyA phira kAyAke yogameM sthira hue / pazcAta mana cacana aura kAyAke sUkSma vyApAroMko apane vaza kiyA aura zukla dhyAnakI cauthI avasthAmeM apane avazeSa karma baMdhanoMse vilakula rahita ho kArtika badI amAvazyAkI rAtrike pichale praharameM nirvANa pada, jisase zreSThatama dUsarA koI bhI nahIM hai prApta kiyaa| jaba bhagavAna mahAvIrakA nirvANa kalyANaka huA to nau lechakIya aura nau mallikI rAjAoMne tathA devI devatAoMne bar3I dhUmadhAmase bhagavAnakA nirvANotsava manAyA / AtmajJAnakA karAnevAlA bhAvarUpI prakAza to ava rahA nahIM, isaliye ratnAdika dravya padArthoM dvArA hI isa bhUmaNDalako prakAzamAna kiyA gayA / basa isI dinase dIpAvalI utsava manAnekI prathA cala par3I jo hara sAla yathAvata bhAratavarSameM dhUmadhAmase manAyI jAtI hai| yaha dIpAvAlI (divAlI) utsava bhagavAna mahAvIrake jJAna rUpI prakAzakA dyotaka hai jo Ajakala ratnAdikoMke abhAvameM dIpakoM dvArA manAyA jAtA hai| isake pahale divAlI tyauhArakA ullekha bhAratake kisI bhI dharmazAstroMmeM nahIM milatA / pazcAta dharmAvalambiyoM ne isI tyauhArako apane zAstroMmeM yathAvata samayAnukUla apanA liyA / bhagavAna mahAvIrake kArtika vadI 15 kI rAtriko nirvANapada prApta ho jAneke bAda dUsare dina kArtika sudI 2 ko bhagavAna kI bahina sudarzanAne apane bhAI rAjA nandivardhanako bhojana karAke zoka dUra karAyA / usI dina se lokameM bhAI dUja parva cAlU hushraa|

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140 gautamasvAmIko kevala jJAna prabhukI AjJA lekara gautama svAmI to devazarmA brAhmaNa ko prativodha karaneke lie gae hue the aura jaba usa pratibodha karake vApasa lauTa rahe the, taba unhoMne acambheke sAtha isa bhUmaNDalako ratnoMse prakAzamAna hote hue dekhA / parantu unakA antaHkaraNa kAMca ke samAna bilakula ujjvala thaa| bhagavAna ke nirvANakI ghaTanAkA pratibimba unake antaHkaraNapara rAha calate-calate par3ane lagA / logoM dvArA sunaneke bAda to unake manapara aisA vicitra prabhAva par3A ki ( bhagavAnapara atyadhika sneha hone ke kAraNa )ve saMsArameM sAhasa hani ho gaye / unakA hRdaya zoka aura saMtApase bhara gyaa| unake hRdayameM nAna prakArake bhAva taraMgoMkI dhUma maca gaI / ve dukhI hokara mana hI mana kahane lage 'he bhagavan ! maiMne to guru, deva, kuTumbI evaM apanA sarvesarvA Apa hI ko samajha rakhA thaa| aise samayama to kuTumbI jana saba pAsa bulA liye jAte haiM yaha lokavyavahAra hai; parantu prabhu ! Apane to mujhe ulaTA apane pAsase haTA diyA arthAt loka vyavahAra takako nahIM pAlA / he prabhu ! zrApako nirvANa hImeM padhAranA thA to mere sammukha bhI vaisA kara sakate the maiM to usameM bAdhA pahuMcA hI nahIM sakatA thaa| phira aisI kRpA kyoM na kii| hAya ! yaha saMsAra asAra hai yahAM koI bhI kisIkA cirasthAyI rUpa banakara nahIM raha sakatA / saba hIko apane apane mArgase jAnA hogaa|' isa prakAra bhAMti-bhAMtikI bhAvanA unake manameM Ate hI prabhu ke prati unakI jo mamatA thI yaha chinna-bhinna ho gayI aura unheM kevala jJAna utpanna ho gyaa|

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kevala jJAna utpanna honeke bAda gautama svAmI pUre bAraha varSataka isa saMsArameM vicarate rhe| sthAna-sthAnameM phirakara bhava jIvoMko pratibodhita kiyaa| ahiMsAkA vyApaka rUpa inhIM ke samayameM bhAratavyApta ho gayA thA / saMsAra bharameM zAnti phaila gaI / pUrNa bAraha varSa taka pracAra-kArya karake prabhu gautama svAmI bhI mokSa padako prApta ho gye| isake pazcAt bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmIke pAMcave gaNadhara zrI sudharmAsvAmIne isa dharmakI ahiMsAkA pracAra kArya apane sira liyaa| pUrkha AryAvartameM inhoMne bhagavAnakA satsaMdeza janatAke kAnoM taka phuNcaayaa| pratyeka dharmAvalambiyoMne ahiMsAtatvako hI dharmakA mUla svIkAra kiyA / sudharmAsvAmIne bhI apane anuyAyiyoM kI saMkhyAmeM AzAtIta vRddhi kI / phira apane ziSya jambU svAmI para dharma pracAra kA sArA bhAra sauMpakara Apa nirvANa padako prApta hue / jambU svAmI hI antima kevalI hue| unhoMne bhI ahiMsA kA bahuta pracAra kiyA / inhIMke samayameM zAstroM kI punaH racanA huI aura jainiyoMkI saMkhyAmeM karor3oMkI AvRddhi huii| yahAM taka ki jainiyoMke mUla tatva bhArata vyApa ho gye| jaisA loka mAnya paM. bAlagaMgAdhara tilakane darzAyA hai ki basa itihAsakA yahI samaya hai jabase vaidikAdi dharmoM meM se hiMsA sadA ke liye vidA pA cukI; aura jainadharma kI ahiMsA kA ujjavala prakAza bhAratake pratyeka dharma meM vyApta hokara camakane lgaa| ||sirsaa vande mahAvIram / /

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zrI mahAvIra-stava racayitA zrI agaracandrajI nAhaTA-bIkAnera siddhAratha-kula kamala divAkara, trizalA-kukSi-mAnasa-haMsa / carama jinezvara mahAvIra haiM, maMgalamaya tribhuvana avataMsa / / yadyApa unameM anupama guNa gaNa haiM ananta nahIM koI pAra / pA sakatA hai, kintu bhaktivaza karatA hUM maiM vahI vicAra / AtmAmeM tanmayatA jinakI thI atIva unnata avicala / parabhAvoM kI tyAga-bhAvanA thI vaisI hI ugra vimala // vizva prema bhI ota-prota thA jinake jIvana meM pUrA / advitIya ho sahanazIla ghana dUSaNa-gaNa jinane cUrA //

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aho aho samatA thI kaisI sahe kaSTa maraNAnta aneka / agara aura koI hotA to, nizcaya kho detA suviveka / / para jinako thA jJAna garbha se dehAdika aru Atama kA / vicalita ve kaise hoveM jo pada dharate paramAtama kA // nAma-mAtra ke vIra nahIM the vijaya kiye the vikRta bhAva / karma zatru jIte, jinakA thA indrAdika para amiTa prabhAva / / jIvoMke kalyANa-hetu hI caitra zukla terasa zubha dina / janma huA thA saba ko sukhakara Aja vahI dina pAvana dhana / / yajJoM meM pazu hiMsA hotI thI mAnoM unameM nahIM prANa / kiyA nivAraNa batA vIra ne jIva sabhI haiM eka samAna / mAnA thA basa kriyA kANDa meM logoM ne sarvaraca tabhI / kahA vIra ne jJAna vinA kI kriyA aphala haiM sadA sabhI / ucca nIcatA taba logoM meM jAti para hI nirbhara thii| strI jAti kI dazA deza meM pUrNa rUpa se badatara thI /

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prakaTa kiyA taba mahAvIra ne ucca nIcatA guNa saMbaMdha / strI jAti Adarza bane jyoM vaise prabhu ne kiye prabaMdha // vastu subhAve dharma sulakSaNa ata: sAdhya sabako nijabhAva / sAdhana bahu vidha haiM mata jhagar3o pAkarake yaha uttama dAva / / karma vikAra nijAtama guNa se pUrNarUpa se karado dUra / vIra prabhu kA bhavya bodha yaha pragaTAtA hai adbhuta nUra // hai ananta-dharmAtmaka saccA vastu mAtra kA zuddha svarUpa / anekAnta se usako dekho taba nizcaya hogA anurUpa / / yaha siddhAnta udAra vIra kA 'syAda vAda' kahalAtA hai| sarva darzanoM meM sarvopari vijaya-paramapada pAtA hai / / mAnava javina hI jinakA hai upakArI upadeza vizeSa / smaraNa-stava sukhadAyaka jinakA hai yAteM maiM karUM hameza / / amara pUrNa vikazita sadguNa-puSpoM kI vizada vijaya varamAla / vIra prabhu ko sAdara savinaya karUM samarpaNa meM samakAla / / // iti //

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estaka milane kA patA: 1 zrI gulAbacanda vaidyamuthA I. T. P. & S. T. A. chiMdavAr3A ma. pra. 2 zrI zikhara canda siddharAja baidyamuthA klAtha kirAnA marceTama chiMdavAr3A ma. pra.

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(yazohi. bhAvanagara hr Vs